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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 Boone (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 Boone. 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 Boone ...

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.

Another variation: Boon.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Boone is located in Boone County and is the County Seat.

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 Boone County: Dallas, Greene, Hamilton, Polk, Story & Webster.

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

  • Boone County     (The home county of Boone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Centerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Boone County
    • Moingona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
    • Jordan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone County
    • Fraser
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Fraser is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Luther
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Ogden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
    • Pilot Mound
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
      • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Boxholm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxholm
      • Boxholm is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boxholm <2>
    • Madrid
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Beaver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Berkley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Calhoun County
    • Farnhamville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
      • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Woodward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Xenia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
    • High Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
    • Bouton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <2>
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Granger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Minburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Dawson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Dallas Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Rippey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Dana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Grand Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
      • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <2>
    • Paton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cooper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
    • Farlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Jamaica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Herndon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Stratford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <2>
    • Stanhope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Randall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Randall is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Jewell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
      • Jewell has also been known as:
      • Jewell Junction
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <2>
    • Ellsworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Kamrar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Webster City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
      • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <2>
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Garden City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Hardin County
    • Radcliffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Sheldahl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
      • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Polk City Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
      • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
    • Alleman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
      • Alleman is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Polk City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Andrews
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Polk County
    • Herrold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
      • Herrold is located in Polk County
    • Grimes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Elkhart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <2>
    • Ankeny
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
      • Ankeny is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <2>
    • Loring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
      • Loring is located in Polk County
    • Urbandale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <2>
    • Saylorville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
      • Saylorville is located in Polk County
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Zenorsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
      • Zenorsville is located in Story County
    • Ontario
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in Story County
    • Ames
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <2>
    • Gilbert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kelley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Story City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Story County
    • Slater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Huxley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <2>
    • Shipley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
      • Shipley is located in Story County
    • Roland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Roland is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Cambridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
    • Nevada
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
    • Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Lanyon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
      • Lanyon is located in Webster County
    • Harcourt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harcourt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
      • Harcourt is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Burnside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Webster County
    • Lehigh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
      • Palm Grove is located in Webster County
    • Gowrie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
      • Gowrie is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <2>
    • Brushy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
      • Brushy is located in Webster County
    • Evanston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
      • Evanston is located in Webster County
    • Duncombe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
      • Kalo is located in Webster County
    • Otho
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
      • Otho is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <2>
    • Callender
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
      • Callender is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Boone ...

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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boone.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Boone:

Cemeteries Near Boone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boone.

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

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

  • Linwood Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Leatham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leatham Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Boone Memorial Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Memorial Garden
  • Biblical College Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biblical College Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biblical College Cemetery
  • Bass Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Milton Plott Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Plott Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Plott Grave
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • Squire Boone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squire Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squire Boone Cemetery
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Buckley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckley Cemetery
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloway 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boone had a population of 6,520 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Boone had a population of 12,407 people.

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

  • Moingona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
    • Moingona is located in Boone County
  • Ogden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
  • Luther
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Luther is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Mackey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
    • Mackey is located in Boone County
  • Pilot Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
    • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Ontario
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Story County
  • Ames
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <2>
  • Gilbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Madrid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kelley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
  • Boxholm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxholm
    • Boxholm is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boxholm <2>
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    • Beaver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Berkley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Woodward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ia.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 from Point A (ie- Boone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0638, Longitude: -93.8800    
<5>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.
<6>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 Boone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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