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 Ash Grove (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 Ash Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Ash Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Ashgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Ash Grove: Ash Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ash Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ash Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ash Grove is located in Davis 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 Davis County: Appanoose, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello, Schuyler (MO) & Scotland (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Ash Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ash Grove:
- Davis County (The home county of Ash Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Drakesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- West Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Steuben
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Mark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Chequest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Pulaski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stiles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Udell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Moravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Darbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Rathbun
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Coal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Walnut City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Exline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Iconium
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Batavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Abingdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Linby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Maharishi Vedic City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Packwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Hedrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Lucas County
- Zero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Cedar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Fremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakonta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Givin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Exeelsior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Wright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Beacon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Keomah Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- University Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Oskaloosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bussey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Selection
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Avery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Albia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Lovilia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Selma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Douds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cantril
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Blakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Ottumwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- East Ottumwa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Chillicothe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Keb ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Agency
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Eldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Eddyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- Confidence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Pearl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mendota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Coatsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Downing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Julesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Scotland County (MO)
- Kilwinning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ash Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Ash Grove.
Cemeteries Near Ash Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ash Grove.
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 Ash Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ash Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hanson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mounts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rudd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Ottumwa.
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151859 <2>
- Glassburner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hammans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Ash Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ash Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
- Ormanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Drakesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Blakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- West Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bidwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Brompton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Udell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Munterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Munterville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ash Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ash Grove.
Newspapers Published in Ash Grove ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ash Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ash Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ash Grove.
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 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 Ash Grove:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Jefferson County
- Keokuk County
- Lucas County
- Mahaska County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Van Buren County
- Wapello County
- Wayne County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ash Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ash Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |