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 Bolton (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 Bolton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bolton is located in Mahaska 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 Mahaska County: Jasper, Keokuk, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek & Wapello.
Below are the counties that are near Bolton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bolton:
- Mahaska County (The home county of Bolton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Beacon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Fishville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Lakonta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Givin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Oskaloosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Leighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Keomah Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Wright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Moravia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Iconium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Davis County
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Lynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sully
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Killduff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reasnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jefferson County
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Delta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Coal Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- What Cheer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Gibson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Thornburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Hayesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sigourney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nugent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Keswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Olmitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Zero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Bussey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Harvey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Pella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Pershing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Indiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Bluff Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Lovilia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Albia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Selection
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Searsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Montezuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Kirkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Chillicothe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Keb ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Bidwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Blakesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Dahlonega
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Ottumwa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Ottumwa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Agency
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bolton, see our County-by-County Page for Bolton.
Cemeteries Near Bolton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bolton.
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 Bolton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bolton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- De Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long Cemetery
- The De Long Cemetery has also been known as:
- De Long - Delashmutt Cemetery
- Delashmutt Cemetery
- Beacon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beacon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Oskaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94211 <3>
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mahaska County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fishville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- McGlasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bolton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bolton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Beacon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Givin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Fishville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Oskaloosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eveland is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveland
- Leighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Bussey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Wright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Harvey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bolton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bolton.
Newspapers Published in Bolton ...
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 Bolton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bolton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bolton.
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 Bolton:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Mahaska County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Davis County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Keokuk County
- Lucas County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Poweshiek County
- Wapello County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bolton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bolton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |