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 Cambria (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 Cambria. 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 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.
Cambria is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Mercer (MO) & Putnam (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Cambria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cambria:
- Wayne County (The home county of Cambria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Millerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Humeston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corydon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Confidence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Clio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Promise City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Lineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Seymour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Plano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Iconium
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Walnut City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Brazil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mystic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Numa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Sunshine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Clarkdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Darbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Rathbun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Woodburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lacelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Le Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Van Wert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Decatur City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Davis City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Pleasanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Grand River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Chariton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Olmitz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Bauer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Melcher - Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Lacona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Cool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- New Virginia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County (MO)
- Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Mercer County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- South Lineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ravanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Burrows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Powersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Saint John
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Lucerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cambria, see our County-by-County Page for Cambria.
Cemeteries Near Cambria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cambria.
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 Cambria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cambria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Kirby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cambria Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hogue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Humeston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Freedom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Derby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Cambria had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Ovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ovia is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovia
- Humeston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saxon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Corydon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Allerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Le Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- High Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Harvard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cambria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cambria.
Newspapers Published in Cambria ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cambria, 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 Cambria.
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 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 Cambria:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Clarke County
- Decatur County
- Lucas County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Warren County
- Harrison County
- Mercer County
- Putnam 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 Cambria, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cambria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |