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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Business Corners. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Business Corners to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Business Corners, please Contact Us.
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 Business Corners (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 Business Corners. 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 Business Corners ...
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 Business Corners: Business Cors.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Business Corners is historic, it would have been located within present day Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Davis, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Clark (MO) & Scotland (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Business Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Business Corners:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Business Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Douds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kilbourn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Keosauqua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Cantril
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Udell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Moravia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Chequest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Floris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Drakesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- West Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Mark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Savannah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Batavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Libertyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Abingdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Linby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Packwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Perlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Lockridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Hedrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Ollie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Lee County
- Big Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Fremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Wright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Selection
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Eldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Competine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Highland Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Bidwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Keb ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Chillicothe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Blakesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Rubio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Clark County (MO)
- Acasto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Downing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Coatsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Kilwinning
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arbela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Business Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Business Corners.
Cemeteries Near Business Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Business Corners.
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 Business Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Business Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Glasgow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pagett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Litgner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rouch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sedore Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sioc Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Heidlebaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Business Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Business Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Business Corners, with the one closest to Business Corners listed first.
- Chequest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Eldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Floris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Leando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Cliffland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Agency
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Steuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Drakesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Business Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Business Corners.
Newspapers Published in Business Corners ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Business Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Business Corners, 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 Business Corners.
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 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 Business Corners:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Davis County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Keokuk County
- Lee County
- Mahaska County
- Monroe County
- Wapello County
- Washington County
- Clark County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Business Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Business Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |