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 Chaney (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 Chaney. 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.
Chaney is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cedar, Jackson, Jones, Scott, Carroll (IL), Rock Island (IL) & Whiteside (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Chaney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chaney:
- Clinton County (The home county of Chaney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Camanche
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shaffton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Low Moor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Folletts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elvira
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Tenmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Goose Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Elk River Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- De Witt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Miles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sabula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spragueville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Van Buren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Green Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Springbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maquoketa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McCausland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Le Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Park View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Long Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Pleasant Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Bettendorf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donahue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Davenport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bureau County (IL)
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Thomson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Fay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Ideal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Ayers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Savanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Hickory Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Wacker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Center Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Marcus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Chadwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Henry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hickory Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Green Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Briar Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Geneseo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hooppole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Port Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rapids City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Joslin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
- Barstow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Carbon Cliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Moline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Silvis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <1>
- Moline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <1>
- Coal Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whiteside County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
- Newton Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Fenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
- Morrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Denrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Lyndon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prophetstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chaney, see our County-by-County Page for Chaney.
Cemeteries Near Chaney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chaney.
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 Chaney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chaney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Rosehill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosehill Cemetery is located in Camanche.
- The Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95999 <2>
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lusk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shaffton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowers - Dannatt - Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. St. Claire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springdale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Clinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96406 <2>
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Hess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elvira Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Chaney had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chaney, with the one closest to Chaney listed first.
- Camanche
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Low Moor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Folletts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elvira
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- East Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Garden Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Malone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- McCausland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chaney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chaney.
Newspapers Published in Chaney ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chaney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chaney, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chaney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Chaney:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Scott County
- Bureau County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Rock Island County
- Whiteside 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 Chaney, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chaney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |