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 Corydon (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 Corydon. 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 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.
Corydon is located in Wayne County and is the County Seat.
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 Corydon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corydon:
- Wayne County (The home county of Corydon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Allerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Promise City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Humeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Confidence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Lineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Plano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Brazil
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Numa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Mystic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Walnut City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Sunshine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Clarkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Iconium
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Cincinnati
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Rathbun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Woodburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Osceola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Garden Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Leon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Decatur City
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Davis City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chariton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Zero
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Olmitz
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Newbern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Bauer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Warren County
- Lacona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (MO)
- Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Mercer County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- South Lineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Mercer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ravanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Burrows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Powersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Saint John
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Lucerne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Mendota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Pearl City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pollock
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corydon, see our County-by-County Page for Corydon.
Cemeteries Near Corydon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corydon.
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 Corydon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corydon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Corydon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allerton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hogue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rankin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shriver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ripper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bollman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Cambria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Corydon had a population of 962 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Corydon had a population of 1,593 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corydon, with the one closest to Corydon listed first.
- Allerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Ovia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ovia is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovia
- Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- New York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Saxon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saxon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Sewal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sewal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewal
- Promise City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Humeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Confidence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corydon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corydon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Corydon ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corydon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Corydon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Corydon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Corydon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Corydon.
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 Corydon:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Clarke County
- Decatur County
- Lucas County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Warren County
- Harrison County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 Corydon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Corydon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |