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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 Alice (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 Alice. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Alice is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson & Jones.

Below are the counties that are near Alice. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alice:

  • Linn County     (The home county of Alice)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
    • Lafayette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lafayette is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Center Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Alburnett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Paris ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Paris is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Toddville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Walker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Walker is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Central City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Robins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Robins is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
    • Coggon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hiawatha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Village is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Palo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
    • Urbana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spencers Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
    • Shellsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Benton City is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Atkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Newhall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Norway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Horne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Van Horne is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
    • Garrison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Watkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Watkins is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Blairstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
    • Jubilee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
    • Jesup
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <1>
    • La Porte City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gilbertville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
    • Monti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Monti is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
    • Hamerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
    • Quasqueton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rowley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brandon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Winthrop
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Doris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Doris is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
    • Independence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Lamont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Hazleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Cedar County
    • Mechanicsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
    • Robinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Robinson is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Ehler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ehler is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
    • Ryan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ryan is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <1>
    • Golden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Golden is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Masonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Masonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Manchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Delhi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopkinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Delaware
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Dundee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Forestville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Forestville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Earlville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
    • Amana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Middle Amana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • West Amana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
    • Shueyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
    • Swisher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cou Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
    • Solon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Solon is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <1>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
    • Argand
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Argand is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
    • Stone City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Stone City is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Anamosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Martelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Martelle is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Langworthy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Langworthy is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
    • Amber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Amber is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Morley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Morley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alice, see our County-by-County Page for Alice.

Cemeteries Near Alice ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alice.

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 Alice - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alice covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.

  • Alice Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green's Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashlock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oliphant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Troy Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Squires Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blodgett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Paris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (269 more) ...
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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>

While we didn't find Alice in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alice.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.

  • Lafayette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lafayette is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Center Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Toddville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Paris ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Troy Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Walker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Walker is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Central City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Palo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coggon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shellsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Louisa is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Waubeek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Waubeek is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ehler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ehler is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
    • Monti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Monti is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alice. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alice.

Newspapers Published in Alice ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alice.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alice, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alice.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Alice:

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Alice) 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 Alice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.