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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 Anthon (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 Anthon. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Anthon is located in Woodbury 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 Woodbury County: Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, Dakota (NE), Thurston (NE) & Union (SD).

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

  • Woodbury County     (The home county of Anthon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
    • Correctionville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oto is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Pierson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Cushing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Smithland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Climbing Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
    • Moville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Danbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Bronson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bronson is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Lawton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Sloan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
    • Washta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Washta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Fielding
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
    • Quimby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Mary Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
    • Cherokee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleghorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Marcus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Meriden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
    • Ricketts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Charter Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Schleswig
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
    • Battle Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Holstein
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ida Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Galva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Arthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Monona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
    • Rodney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rodney is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Mapleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Castana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Whiting
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ute
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ute is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <1>
    • Turin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Albaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Albaton is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
    • Onawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Soldier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
    • Kingsley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • O'Leary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
    • James
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • James is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Hinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Remsen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Merrill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sac County
    • Schaller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Dakota County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthon, with the one closest to Anthon listed first.
    • Dakota City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Sioux City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Anthon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anthon.

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

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

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

  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lucky Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peiro Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oto Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Correctionville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cushing Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Climbing Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Anthon had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Anthon had a population of 553 people.

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

  • Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
  • Oto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oto is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Midway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Midway is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Correctionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Climbing Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
  • Smithland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cushing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Danbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Rodney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rodney is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kingsley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Battle Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Washta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Washta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Anthon ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anthon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Anthon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Anthon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Anthon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Anthon.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Anthon:

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>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.
<3>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 Anthon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Anthon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.