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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Biddick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Biddick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Biddick, please Contact Us.
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 Biddick (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 Biddick. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Biddick is historic, it would have been located within present day Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Biddick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Biddick:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Biddick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Sciola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Fontanelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Strand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Nodaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Brooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Iveyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Carl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Griswold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Dewey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Massena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Atlantic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Sycamore Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Wiota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Imogene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Clark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Malvern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Nyman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Hepburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Essex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Clarinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Shenandoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shambaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Coin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Treynor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Guss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Ladoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Gravity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Sharpsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Lenox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Biddick, see our County-by-County Page for Biddick.
Cemeteries Near Biddick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Biddick.
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 Biddick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Biddick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morton Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bolt Family Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sciola Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Lowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Biddick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Biddick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Biddick, with the one closest to Biddick listed first.
- Sciola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stennett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stennett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Griswold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Villisca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Nodaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Wales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Hawthorne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Biddick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Biddick.
Newspapers Published in Biddick ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Biddick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Biddick, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Biddick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Biddick:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Biddick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Biddick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |