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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 Center Junction (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 Center Junction. 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 Center Junction ...
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 Center Junction: Center Jct. (or less commonly used: Center Jctn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Center Junction is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson & Linn.
Below are the counties that are near Center Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Junction:
- Jones County (The home county of Center Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Onslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Clay Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Langworthy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Olin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Anamosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oxford Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Oxford Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Lowden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buchanan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cedar Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Bennett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Cedar Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Lost Nation
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Elwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Delmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Calamus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- North Welton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Grand Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Hopkinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Delhi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ehler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Ryan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earlville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Golden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Robinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Almoral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Cascade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Worthington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Bernard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Farley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Epworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zwingle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Dyersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peosta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bankston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emeline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Crab Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Ironhills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Buckhorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Garry Owen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Maquoketa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Andrew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cottonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- La Motte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prairieburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Squaw Creek Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
- Coggon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bertram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Alburnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Big Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- New Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Center Junction.
Cemeteries Near Center Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Junction.
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 Center Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- North Madison Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Madison Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edinburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scotch Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Four Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Glenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Center Junction had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2015, Center Junction had a population of 111 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Junction, with the one closest to Center Junction listed first.
- Onslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Olin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clay Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Langworthy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Anamosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oxford Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Junction.
Newspapers Published in Center Junction ...
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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Junction, 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 Center Junction.
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 helpful 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 Center Junction:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Dubuque County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Linn County
- Scott 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> | 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> | 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 Center Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |