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 Buck Grove (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 Buck Grove. 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 Buck Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buck Grove: Buck Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buck Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buck Grove.
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 northeast 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 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.
Buck Grove is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Audubon, Carroll, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby & Woodbury.
Below are the counties that are near Buck Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buck Grove:
- Crawford County (The home county of Buck Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Arion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sunset Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Bell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Dow City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Denison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Astor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Manilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Aspinwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Deloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Vail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charter Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Audubon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Fiscus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Gray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kimballton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Audubon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Manning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Halbur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Templeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roselle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Carroll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Breda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Carroll Community Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dedham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Dunlap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Persia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Ida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Arthur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Battle Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ida Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Ute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Soldier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moorhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Avoca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
- Walnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Sac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Herring ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Odebolt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Wall Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Defiance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Earling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Irwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Botna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Kirkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Harlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tennant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Corley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Elk Horn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury County
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buck Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Buck Grove.
Cemeteries Near Buck Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buck Grove.
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 Buck Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buck Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Buck Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crawford County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Astor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Dow City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- LDS Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nishnabotna 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Buck Grove had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Buck Grove had a population of 43 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buck Grove, with the one closest to Buck Grove listed first.
- Arion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Bell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Dow City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Defiance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Astor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Denison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Manteno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Dunlap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aspinwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Vail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buck Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buck Grove.
Newspapers Published in Buck Grove ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buck Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buck Grove, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buck Grove.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buck Grove:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audubon County
- Carroll County
- Harrison County
- Ida County
- Monona County
- Pottawattamie County
- Sac County
- Shelby County
- Woodbury 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> | 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 Buck Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Buck Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |