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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 Casey (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 Casey. 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 and hospitals 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.

Casey is primarily located in Guthrie County. A portion of Casey extends into Adair 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 Guthrie County: Adair, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Dallas, Greene & Madison.

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

  • Guthrie County     (The home county of Casey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
    • Menlo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Adair
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glendon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Stuart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • North Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
    • Panora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Bagley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Bayard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Herndon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
    • Greenfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Arbor Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Fontanelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Stanzel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
    • Bridgewater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Orient
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hebron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Gilead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gilead is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Zion is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
    • Williamson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Williamson is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
    • Carl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Carl is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Mount Etna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
    • Exira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hamlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Audubon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Kimballton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Carroll County
    • Coon Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
    • Anita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wiota
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Massena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Norway Center is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
    • Cumberland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumberland is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Grove City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Grove City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Dewey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewey is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Sycamore Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
    • Atlantic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lyman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyman is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Marne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Linden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Redfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wiscotta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
    • Panther
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Adel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
    • DeSoto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Van Meter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Minburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Greene County
    • Cooper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
    • Pitzer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Webster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Webster is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Earlham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Macksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Winterset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ord is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
  • Shelby County
    • Elk Horn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Casey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Casey.

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 Casey - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Casey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stanfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Timber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dalmanutha Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Canby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Menlo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (202 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Casey had a population of 452 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Casey had a population of 402 people.

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

  • Canby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Canby is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Menlo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Adair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glendon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
  • Monteith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Monteith is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
  • Stuart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Guthrie Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Anita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • North Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • Greenfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Arbor Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fontanelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Panora
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Casey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Casey.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Casey ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Casey.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Casey. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Casey and those printed in the larger area surrounding Casey.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Casey.

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 Casey:

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>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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Casey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Casey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.