Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Big Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Big Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Spring, 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 Big Spring (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 Big Spring. 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 Big Spring ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Big Spring: Big Spg. (or less commonly used: Big Spng. or Big Sprng.)
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 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 Big Spring is historic, it would have been located within present day Wayne 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 Wayne County: Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Mercer (MO) & Putnam (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Big Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Spring:
- Wayne County (The home county of Big Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Lineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
- Allerton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <3>
- Humeston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
- Humeston is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <3>
- Corydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <3>
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Promise City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Seymour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Confidence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plano is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <3>
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Numa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Brazil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Woodburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Woodburn is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <3>
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <3>
- Hopeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Pleasanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Davis City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Decatur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Van Wert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Lamoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
- Lamoni is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <3>
- Grand River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Lucas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Chariton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Chariton is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <3>
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <3>
- Ringgold County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Kellerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
- Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <3>
- Beaconsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Grundy County (MO)
- Spickard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
- Spickard is located in Grundy County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <3>
- Spickard
- Harrison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Cainsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Blythedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blythedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <3>
- Mount Moriah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
- Mercer County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- South Lineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <3>
- Ravanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
- Modena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Modena is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Powersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lucerne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
- Sullivan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>
- Harris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Big Spring.
Newspapers Published in Big Spring ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Spring, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Spring.
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 Big Spring:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Decatur County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lucas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ringgold County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grundy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harrison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Appanoose County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
Cemeteries Near Big Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Spring.
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 Big Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Big Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Springs Cemetery
- Gollough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gollough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gollough Cemetery
- Corder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corder Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shriver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shriver Cemetery
- Higley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higley Cemetery
- Cunhingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunhingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunhingham Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
- Clio Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clio Cemetery
- Lentz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lentz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lentz Cemetery
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewisburg Cemetery
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
- Greenridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenridge Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- White Oak 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.
Big Spring itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Spring, with the one closest to Big Spring listed first.
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Lineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Saxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Decatur County
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
- Allerton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <3>
- Wataga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <3>
- Ilia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cleopatra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Adel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Corydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <3>
- Cleopatra
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Spring.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Big Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6833, Longitude: -93.5269 In this case, the coordinates for Big Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |