RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Iowa >> Mahaska County >> Barnes City >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Iowa

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa





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 Barnes City (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 Barnes City. 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 Barnes City ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this city is Barnes City, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Barnes City may originally have been Barne's City.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Barnes City might be written as Barne City.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Barnes City is primarily located in Mahaska County. A portion of Barnes City extends into Poweshiek 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 Mahaska County: Jasper, Keokuk, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek & Wapello.

Below are the counties that are near Barnes City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnes City:

  • Mahaska County     (The home county of Barnes City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.
    • Union Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
    • Indianapolis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
      • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
    • New Sharon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lacey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Mahaska County
    • Rose Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Taintor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
      • Taintor is located in Mahaska County
    • Keomah Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
      • Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Exeelsior
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeelsior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
      • Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
    • Oskaloosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • University Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Peoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Mahaska County
    • Wright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Mahaska County
    • Beacon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Benton County
    • Belle Plaine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • North English
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ladora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Parnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Williamsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Dayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Iowa County
    • Conroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
      • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • Marengo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.
    • Lynnville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sully
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
      • Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Killduff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
      • Killduff is located in Jasper County
    • Galesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Jasper County
    • Kellogg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Jasper County
    • Reasnor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reasnor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
      • Reasnor is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.
    • Pekin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
    • Linby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
      • Linby is located in Jefferson County
  • Keokuk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.
    • Gibson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
      • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
    • Thornburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
      • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • What Cheer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
    • Keswick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Delta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Webster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Sigourney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • South English
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
      • South English is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Hayesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Harper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Hedrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
      • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.
    • Pella
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <2>
    • Harvey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Tracy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Marion County
    • Otley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bussey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
      • Bussey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Marshall County
    • Gilman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Poweshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Deep River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Searsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
      • Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Malcom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Brooklyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Victor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Hartwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
      • Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Grinnell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
  • 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.<3> 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 <2>
  • Wapello County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kirkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Highland Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
      • Highland Center is located in Wapello County
    • Chillicothe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
      • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Dudley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wapello County
    • Competine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnes City, see our County-by-County Page for Barnes City.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Barnes City ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnes City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Barnes City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Barnes City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Barnes City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Barnes City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Barnes City:

Cemeteries Near Barnes City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnes City.

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 Barnes City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.

  • Barnes City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
  • Lisor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisor Cemetery
  • Tilford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mormon Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beason Cemetery
  • Sheley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheley Cemetery
  • Union Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • Sixteen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixteen Cemetery
  • Light Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Light Cemetery
  • Jackson Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Twp. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...
    • Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic and IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
    • Bone Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Cemetery
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Barnes City had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Barnes City had a population of 170 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnes City, with the one closest to Barnes City listed first.

  • Montezuma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Union Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
  • Coal Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
  • Tilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
  • Indianapolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
    • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
  • Thornburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
    • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Deep River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • New Sharon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • What Cheer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Mahaska County
  • Guernsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Ewart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
    • Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rose Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Keswick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Atwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Keokuk County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnes City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnes City.

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Barnes City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnes City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5082, Longitude: -92.4699    
<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 Barnes City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024