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 Braddyville (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 Braddyville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Braddyville is located in Page 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 Page County: Fremont, Montgomery, Taylor, Atchison (MO) & Nodaway (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Braddyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Braddyville:
- Page County (The home county of Braddyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Shambaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- College Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Blanchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Clarinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Northboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Hawleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Hepburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Essex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nyman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Shenandoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Nodaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Iveyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Brooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- High Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Farragut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Imogene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Stanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Siam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Ladoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gravity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Guss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Athelstan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Blockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Westboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Fairfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Port
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holt County (MO)
- Maitland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Nodaway County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Clearmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Burlington Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pickering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Quitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Gaynor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Maryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Orrsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Skidmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Ravenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Worth County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Braddyville, see our County-by-County Page for Braddyville.
Cemeteries Near Braddyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braddyville.
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 Braddyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Braddyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Braddyville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shearer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Six Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covenanter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
- The Covenanter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covenanter Church Cemetery
- Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94532 <2>
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Braddyville had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Braddyville had a population of 152 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Braddyville, with the one closest to Braddyville listed first.
- Clearmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shambaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- College Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Siam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Burlington Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roseberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roseberry is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Blanchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Clarinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Page Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Page Center is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
- Hopkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wilcox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilcox is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Braddyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Braddyville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Braddyville ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braddyville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Braddyville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Braddyville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Braddyville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Braddyville.
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 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 Braddyville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Page County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Fremont County
- Montgomery County
- Taylor County
- Atchison County
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Worth 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Braddyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braddyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |