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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 Carroll (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 Carroll. 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 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.

Carroll is located in Carroll County and is the County Seat.

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 Carroll County: Audubon, Calhoun, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Sac & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Carroll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carroll:

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Carroll)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Community Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Community Estates
      • Carroll Community Estates is located in Carroll County
    • Lidderdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roselle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Halbur
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halbur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Glidden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
    • Breda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Arcadia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Templeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Templeton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <2>
    • Dedham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ralston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Lanesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Gray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
    • Ross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Audubon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fiscus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiscus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
    • Hamlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yetter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Wightman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wightman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wightman
      • From Carroll to Wightman
    • Sherwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherwood
      • From Carroll to Sherwood
    • Lohrville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rands
      • From Carroll to Rands
    • Lytton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Rockwell City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farnhamville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
      • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Rinard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Jolley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Twin Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Westside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westside <2>
    • Aspinwall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
      • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Vail
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <2>
    • Boyer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Manilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deloit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Denison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
    • Kiron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
    • Buck Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Schleswig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
      • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <2>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Scranton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
    • Churdan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Farlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farlin
      • From Carroll to Farlin
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
    • Cooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooper
      • From Carroll to Cooper
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Bayard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • North Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Herndon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ida County
    • Arthur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Grant City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
    • Wall Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Sac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Herring
      • From Carroll to Herring
    • Lake View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sac City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Odebolt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Botna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Irwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <2>
    • Defiance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carroll, see our County-by-County Page for Carroll.

Cemeteries Near Carroll ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carroll.

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 Carroll covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.

  • Carroll City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Angels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Angels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arcadia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcadia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...

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 Carroll had a population of 2,448 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carroll had a population of 9,694 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.

  • Maple River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
    • Maple River is located in Carroll County
  • Roselle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halbur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halbur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
    • Halbur is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Mount Carmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
  • Willey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glidden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Glidden is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
  • Kentner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
    • Kentner is located in Carroll County
  • Breda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcadia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Templeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
    • Templeton is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <2>
  • Carrollton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Dedham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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    • Westside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westside <2>
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Grant City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Sac County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carroll. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carroll.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carroll ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carroll.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carroll. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carroll and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carroll.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Carroll.

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 Carroll:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carroll. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.ia.us/

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>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.
<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 Carroll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carroll) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carroll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0657, Longitude: -94.8671    









 

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