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 College Springs (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 College Springs. 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 College Springs ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for College Springs: College Spgs. (or less commonly used: College Spngs. or College Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named College Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for College Springs.
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.
College Springs is located in Page 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 Page County: Fremont, Montgomery, Taylor, Atchison (MO) & Nodaway (MO).
Below are the counties that are near College Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Springs:
- Page County (The home county of College Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- Shambaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Braddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Coin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Clarinda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Hawleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Hepburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- Nodaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Iveyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Brooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- High Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Farragut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Imogene
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- Coburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Sciola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Ladoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Guss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gravity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Sharpsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Athelstan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- Westboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Farmers City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Tarkio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Port
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phelps City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Holt County (MO)
- Maitland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Nodaway County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Clearmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Pickering
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Gaynor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Skidmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orrsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Arkoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Worth County (MO)
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Springs, see our County-by-County Page for College Springs.
Cemeteries Near College Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Springs.
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 College Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Braddyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Covenanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
- The Covenanter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covenanter Church Cemetery
- Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94532 <2>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Six Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Posley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 College Springs had a population of 491 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, College Springs had a population of 204 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Springs, with the one closest to College Springs listed first.
- Blanchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Braddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shambaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Page Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Page Center is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
- Coin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Clearmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Westboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Burlington Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of College Springs ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of College Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of College Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding College Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of College Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 College Springs:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Page County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Fremont County
- Montgomery County
- Taylor County
- Atchison County
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Worth 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 College Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |