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 Athelstan (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 Athelstan. 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 and doctors 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.
Athelstan is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Adams, Page, Ringgold, Nodaway (MO) & Worth (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Athelstan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Athelstan:
- Taylor County (The home county of Athelstan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Blockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Clearfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Gravity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Ladoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Siam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Lenox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Guss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Iveyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Stringtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Hawleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Braddyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shambaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Clarinda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- College Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Ringgold County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Redding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Maloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Delphos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Mount Ayr
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Diagonal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Tingley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kellerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ellston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Beaconsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Shannon City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arispe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Gentry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Gentry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Alanthus Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Siloam Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Lone Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Stanberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Island City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Harrison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Hatfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- New Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nodaway County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Gaynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Parnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Hopkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Pickering
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Conception
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arkoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Clearmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Worth County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Grant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Prohibition City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Worth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Athelstan, see our County-by-County Page for Athelstan.
Cemeteries Near Athelstan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Athelstan.
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 Athelstan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Athelstan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Athelstan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Isadora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tent Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Sheridan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Platteville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sheridan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- The Sheridan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheridan VanSkyock Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luteston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kemery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Athelstan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Athelstan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Athelstan, with the one closest to Athelstan listed first.
- Isadora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Isadora is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
- Platteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Platteville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Blockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Redding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Allison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allison is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Maloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Gaynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Parnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Delphos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Athelstan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Athelstan.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Athelstan ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Athelstan.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Athelstan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Athelstan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Athelstan.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Athelstan.
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 Athelstan:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Page County
- Ringgold County
- Union County
- Gentry County
- Harrison County
- Nodaway County
- Worth 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 Athelstan, 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- Athelstan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |