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 Buchanan (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 Buchanan. 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 southwest 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 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.
Buchanan is located in Cedar 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 Cedar County: Clinton, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Muscatine & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Buchanan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buchanan:
- Cedar County (The home county of Buchanan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Cedar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- West Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- West Branch is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <2>
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Centerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Stanwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
- Stanwood is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <2>
- Lime City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Downey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Clarence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
- Bennett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Toronto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Calamus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Lost Nation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
- Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <2>
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Grand Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
- Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <2>
- Elwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Oasis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Midway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Solon is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
- Iowa City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
- Iowa City is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <2>
- University Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Coralville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
- Coralville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <2>
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - North Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- North Liberty is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <2>
- Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hills is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
- Lone Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <2>
- Shueyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shueyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Cou Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Morley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Olin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Olin is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <2>
- Martelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Hale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Oxford Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Oxford Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Anamosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
- Anamosa is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <2>
- Wyoming
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
- Stone City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Amber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Center Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Onslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
- Onslow is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <2>
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <2>
- Bertram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Ely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Ely is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <2>
- Western
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Western is located in Linn County
- Springville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Lincolnway Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Squaw Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Cedar Rapids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
- Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <2>
- Grand View Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Cedar Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Gladwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Letts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <2>
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <2>
- Atalissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atalissa
- Atalissa is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atalissa <2>
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
- South Towne Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Towne Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Nichols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Stockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Muscatine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
- Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <2>
- Conesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fruitland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Midway Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- New Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Durant is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <2>
- Big Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Dixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Hickory Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Walcott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Walcott is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <2>
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Donahue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donahue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
- Donahue is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donahue <2>
- Blue Grass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <2>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Kalona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
- Kalona is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buchanan, see our County-by-County Page for Buchanan.
Newspapers Published in Buchanan ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buchanan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buchanan, 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 Buchanan.
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 Buchanan:
- 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 Cedar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jones County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Louisa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Muscatine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Cedar County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
Cemeteries Near Buchanan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buchanan.
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 Buchanan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Wood Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Bridge Cemetery
- Wood Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Bridge Cemetery
- Cass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cass Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
- Shawver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawver Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiser Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
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- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Honey Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Grove Cemetery
- North Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Liberty Cemetery
- Evergreen 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Buchanan had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Cedar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Plato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Oasis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- West Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- West Branch is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <2>
- Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Centerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stanwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
- Stanwood is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <2>
- Downey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lime City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buchanan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buchanan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buchanan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buchanan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7654, Longitude: -91.2465 |
| <5> | 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 Buchanan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |