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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 Clio (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 Clio. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Clio is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Mercer (MO) & Putnam (MO).

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Clio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Hodge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hodge is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
    • Lineville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lineville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Allerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corydon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Humeston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Millerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Millerton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Genoa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Seymour
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Promise City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Confidence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Appanoose County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Jerome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Plano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Numa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Brazil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cincinnati
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mystic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Sunshine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Walnut City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Weldon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Bay ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lacelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Woodland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Garden Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Pleasanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Leon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Le Roy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Decatur City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Van Wert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamoni
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Grand River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Derby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Derby is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Chariton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lucas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Russell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Zero
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grundy County (MO)
    • Spickard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Harrison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Akron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cainsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blythedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Mount Moriah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Eagleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mercer County (MO)
  • Putnam County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Powersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lucerne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Saint John
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mendota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pearl City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Sullivan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Newtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Harris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pollock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Osgood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Boynton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Clio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clio.

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

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

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

  • Clio Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shriver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gollough Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Lineville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laughlin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Higley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (289 more) ...
    • Corder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Logan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gatliff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clio had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clio had a population of 73 people.

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

  • Hodge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodge is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Lineville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Big Spring ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Spring is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Cleopatra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cleopatra is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
  • Allerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ilia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ilia is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
  • Saxon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saxon is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
  • Woodland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mercer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Powersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Wataga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sewal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sewal is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewal
    • Harvard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Harvard is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Corydon
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Clio. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clio.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clio ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clio.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Clio:

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