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 Armah (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 Armah. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Armah is located in Iowa 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 Iowa County: Benton, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn, Poweshiek, Tama & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Armah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Armah:
- Iowa County (The home county of Armah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Ambrose
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Millersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- North English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ladora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Conroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Marengo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Amana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- West Amana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Middle Amana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Luzerne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Blairstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Irving
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Norway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper County
- Lynnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Pekin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Linby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Packwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Amish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Windham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Frytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Cosgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- South English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- What Cheer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Sigourney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Linn County
- Walford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Barnes City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indianapolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Union Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Keomah Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- New Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Exeelsior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Fremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Wright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Cedar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Oskaloosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Victor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hartwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Malcom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Searsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Grinnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tama County
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Competine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Highland Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Kirkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Nira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Rubio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Kalona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Armah, see our County-by-County Page for Armah.
Cemeteries Near Armah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Armah.
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 Armah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Armah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Pigeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dedmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sorden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longstreth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Armah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Armah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
- Millersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- North English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- South English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- What Cheer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Kinross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Sigourney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Armah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Armah.
Newspapers Published in Armah ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Armah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Armah, 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 Armah.
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 Armah:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Iowa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Keokuk County
- Linn County
- Mahaska County
- Poweshiek County
- Tama County
- Wapello County
- Washington 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 '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- Armah) 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 Armah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |