Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ackworth (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ackworth. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ackworth is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Clarke, Dallas, Lucas, Madison, Marion & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Ackworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ackworth:
- Warren County (The home county of Ackworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Indianola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Liberty Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Cool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Lacona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Martensdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Churchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Booneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Van Meter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waukee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- DeSoto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Prairie City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Metz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Reasnor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Green Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Goddard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Mingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Lambs Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Chariton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Olmitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Truro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Peru
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Winterset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Percy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Bauer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Melcher - Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Newbern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Otley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Pershing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Indiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Adelphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Runnells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Levey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Norwalk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Des Moines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Country Estate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- West Des Moines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ackworth, see our County-by-County Page for Ackworth.
Cemeteries Near Ackworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ackworth.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ackworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ackworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Ackworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hammondsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indianola City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milo IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lacey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laverty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Indianola.
- The Belmont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belmont Zion Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94230 <3>
- Palmyra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Motor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ackworth had a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ackworth had a population of 105 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ackworth, with the one closest to Ackworth listed first.
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Indianola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Summerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Caloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caloma is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caloma
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Cool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ackworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ackworth.
Newspapers Published in Ackworth ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ackworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ackworth, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ackworth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ackworth:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Jasper County
- Lucas County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ackworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ackworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |