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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Clarinda Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Clarinda Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clarinda Junction, please Contact Us.
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 Clarinda 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 Clarinda 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 Clarinda 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 Clarinda Junction: Clarinda Jct. (or less commonly used: Clarinda 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 southwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Clarinda Junction is historic, it would have been located within present day Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Clarinda Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarinda Junction:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Clarinda Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Villisca
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sciola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Elliott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Nodaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Iveyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Strand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Mercer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mount Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Carl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Lyman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Dewey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Griswold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Massena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norway Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Imogene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farragut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Emerson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Malvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Hepburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Hawleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Nyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Clarinda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Essex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Shambaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- College Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Coin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Shenandoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braddyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Guss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Ladoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Gravity
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Sharpsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Siam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Lenox
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Clearfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Nodaway County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Hopkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clearmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarinda Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Clarinda Junction.
Cemeteries Near Clarinda Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarinda 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 Clarinda Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarinda Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Carlisle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Villisca Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bakers Cut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Findley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Page Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mamrelund Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Nodaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mamre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sciola Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.
Clarinda Junction itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarinda Junction, with the one closest to Clarinda Junction listed first.
- Villisca
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hepburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Nodaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sciola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Guss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Iveyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Strand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Nyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Hawleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarinda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarinda Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarinda Junction.
Newspapers Published in Clarinda 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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarinda Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarinda 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 Clarinda Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Clarinda Junction:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Union County
- Nodaway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Clarinda Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clarinda Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |