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 Canfield (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 Canfield. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Canfield is located in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County: Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Grundy & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Canfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canfield:
- Black Hawk County (The home county of Canfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Dunkerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Jesup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Dewar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Elk Run Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Gilbertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Evansdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jubilee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- La Porte City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Spencers Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Urbana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Klinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Readlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knittel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Tripoli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bremer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seigel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Frederika
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Horton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Fairbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Doris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Stanley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Hamerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Rowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Quasqueton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Lamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- New Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shell Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Oran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Oelwein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Maynard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Randalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Fredsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Dike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reinbeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Morrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Walker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Troy Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Dysart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dinsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Traer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canfield, see our County-by-County Page for Canfield.
Cemeteries Near Canfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canfield.
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 Canfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- New Barclay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Barclay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview - Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lester Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muslim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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, Canfield had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canfield, with the one closest to Canfield listed first.
- Dunkerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jesup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Gilbertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jubilee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Otterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Klinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canfield.
Newspapers Published in Canfield ...
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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canfield, 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 Canfield.
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 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 Canfield:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Black Hawk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Butler County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grundy County
- Linn County
- Tama 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 Canfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |