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 Arion (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 Arion. 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.
Arion is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Audubon, Carroll, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby & Woodbury.
Below are the counties that are near Arion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arion:
- Crawford County (The home county of Arion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Dow City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Buck Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Sunset Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Denison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charter Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Astor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Manilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deloit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Ricketts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Schleswig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vail
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Audubon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Fiscus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Gray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kimballton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Halbur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Templeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roselle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Breda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Persia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Orson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orson is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
- Yorkshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Little Sioux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Battle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Ida Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Ute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soldier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moorhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Sac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Herring ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Odebolt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Wall Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Defiance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Earling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Panama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Irwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Botna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Kirkman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Portsmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tennant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Corley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodbury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arion, see our County-by-County Page for Arion.
Cemeteries Near Arion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arion.
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 Arion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crawford County Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dow City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- LDS Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grove Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gallands Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arion had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Arion had a population of 107 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arion, with the one closest to Arion listed first.
- Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Dow City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Kenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Denison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manteno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Charter Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Astor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Manilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deloit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vail
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arion.
Newspapers Published in Arion ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arion, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Arion:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audubon County
- Carroll County
- Harrison County
- Ida County
- Monona County
- Sac County
- Shelby County
- Woodbury 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> | 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 Arion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |