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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 Bevington (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 Bevington. 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 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.

Bevington is primarily located in Warren County. A portion of Bevington extends into Madison 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 Warren County: Clarke, Dallas, Lucas, Madison, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Bevington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevington, with the one closest to Bevington listed first.
    • Martensdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Churchville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Prole
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Prole is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
    • Saint Marys
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Cumming
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Orillia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Orillia is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
    • Lakewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Indianola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Virginia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cool
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cool is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
    • Ackworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ackworth is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevington, with the one closest to Bevington listed first.
    • Stanzel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
    • Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Arbor Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Zion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevington, with the one closest to Bevington listed first.
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Osceola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Murray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Murray is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Woodburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
    • Green Bay ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Green Bay is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
    • Hopeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevington, with the one closest to Bevington listed first.
    • Booneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Meter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • DeSoto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waukee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Adel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
    • Dallas Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Dexter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wiscotta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
    • Redfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Granger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Panther
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Minburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Guthrie County
    • Stuart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
    • Vandalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Lucas County
    • Lucas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevington, with the one closest to Bevington listed first.
    • Patterson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Saint Charles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Truro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Peru
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Winterset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ord is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Barney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Barney is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Earlham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pitzer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Macksburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Webster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Webster is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevington, with the one closest to Bevington listed first.
    • Swan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Swan is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Pleasantville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bauer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bauer is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
    • Newbern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Newbern is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Percy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Percy is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Melcher - Dallas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevington, with the one closest to Bevington listed first.
    • Norwalk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Commerce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Commerce is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • West Des Moines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Clive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Windsor Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Des Moines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Urbandale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Levey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Levey is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
    • Pleasant Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adelphi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Adelphi is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
    • Country Estate Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevington, with the one closest to Bevington listed first.
    • Lorimor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lorimor is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Thayer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thayer is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people

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

Cemeteries Near Bevington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bevington.

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 Bevington - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bevington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brush Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blair Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Close Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Montpelier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (272 more) ...
    • Viney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Warren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Linn Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bevington had a population of 167 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bevington had a population of 69 people.

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

  • Conger
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Conger is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
  • Wick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wick is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
  • Churchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Saint Marys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Prole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
  • Patterson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Patterson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Hanley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanley is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
  • Saint Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Cumming
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McBride
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McBride is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Truro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Norwalk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orillia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Orillia is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
    • East Peru
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people

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

Newspapers Published in Bevington ...

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 237 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bevington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bevington, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bevington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bevington:

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 Bevington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bevington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.