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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 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 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.

Armah is located in Iowa County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties 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.
    • Millersburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <1>
    • Williamsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <1>
    • Ladora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
      • Ladora is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladora <1>
    • Conroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
      • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • Marengo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <1>
    • South Amana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amana
      • South Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Amana <1>
    • Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Iowa County
    • West Amana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
      • West Amana is located in Iowa County
    • Middle Amana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amana
      (25 miles [40.2 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luzerne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
      • Luzerne is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Blairstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Blairstown is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairstown <1>
    • Watkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Irving
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Benton County
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
    • Linby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
      • Linby is located in Jefferson County
    • Packwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
      • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
      • Amish is located in Johnson County
    • Windham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Johnson County
    • Frytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
      • Frytown is located in Johnson County
    • Williamstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
    • Cosgrove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
      • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
    • Oxford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Tiffin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
      • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
    • Keswick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Webster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • South English
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
      • South English is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Thornburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
      • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Gibson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Coal Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
      • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
    • What Cheer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
      • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Sigourney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
      • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <1>
    • Harper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Delta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Keota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Linn County
    • Walford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
      • Walford is located in Linn County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
      • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
    • Rose Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Union Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
    • Keomah Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
      • Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeelsior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
      • Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Mahaska County
    • Wright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Mahaska County
    • Cedar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Mahaska County
    • Oskaloosa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Taintor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
      • Taintor is located in Mahaska County
  • Poweshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armah, with the one closest to Armah listed first.
    • Deep River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Guernsey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
      • Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <1>
    • Victor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <1>
    • Montezuma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <1>
    • Hartwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
      • Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Brooklyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <1>
    • Malcom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom
      • Malcom is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcom <1>
    • Searsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
      • Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Sheridan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
    • Grinnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tama County
    • Chelsea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County
    • Highland Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
      • Highland Center is located in Wapello County
    • Kirkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
      • 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.
    • Wellman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <1>
    • West Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
      • West Chester is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Rubio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Rubio is located in Washington County
    • Kalona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
      • Kalona is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Armah, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 first visit 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
  • White Pigeon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Pigeon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Pigeon Cemetery
  • Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
  • Lutton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millersburg Cemetery
  • Dedmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dedmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dedmore Cemetery
  • German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
  • Sorden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorden Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
  • Continue List   (327 more) ...
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Longstreth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longstreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longstreth Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery

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.<5>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Keswick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Keokuk County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
  • Thornburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
    • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • South English
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
    • South English is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Deep River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Guernsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
    • Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <1>
  • Coal Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
  • What Cheer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Creswell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Keokuk County
    • Kinross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
      • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Sigourney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
      • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <1>

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Armah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5314, Longitude: -92.2093       In this case, the coordinates for Armah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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