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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 Cincinnati (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 Cincinnati. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Cincinnati is located in Appanoose 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 Appanoose County: Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne, Putnam (MO) & Schuyler (MO).

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

  • Appanoose County     (The home county of Cincinnati)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
    • Exline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Exline is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Numa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunshine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brazil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jerome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarkdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mystic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Plano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Coal City is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Rathbun
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Walnut City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Davis County
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
    • Zero
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
  • Wapello County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
    • Genoa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Seymour
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Promise City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Confidence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Corydon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Allerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Millerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Millerton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Hodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hodge is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
    • Clio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Adair County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
    • Danforth ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Novinger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Novinger is located in Adair County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Mercer County (MO)
  • Putnam County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
    • Pearl City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Mendota
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Unionville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint John
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Livonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Worthington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Powersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lucerne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Schuyler County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
    • Coatsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
    • Glenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Julesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lancaster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Queen City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greentop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Downing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Sullivan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
    • Pennville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pollock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Boynton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Green City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Green City is located in Sullivan County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Greencastle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Newtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Cincinnati ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cincinnati.

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

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

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

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 Cincinnati had a population of 432 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cincinnati had a population of 345 people.

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

  • Mendota
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Exline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Exline is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Numa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sedan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sedan is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Howland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Howland is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brazil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chariton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chariton is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
  • Jerome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Diamond is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Omaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Omaha is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Forbush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Forbush is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Genoa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Garfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Plano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cincinnati ...

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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cincinnati.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cincinnati, 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 Cincinnati.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cincinnati:

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 Cincinnati, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cincinnati) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.