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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 Dales Ford (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 Dales Ford. 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 Dales Ford ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Dales Ford: Dales Frd.
  • While the name of this community is Dales Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dales Ford may originally have been Dale's Ford.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dales Ford might be written as Dale Ford.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Dales Ford is located in Jones County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jones County: Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson & Linn.

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

  • Jones County     (The home county of Dales Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dales Ford, with the one closest to Dales Ford listed first.
    • Monticello
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
    • Center Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
    • Onslow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
      • Onslow is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <3>
    • Amber
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber is located in Jones County
    • Langworthy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langworthy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
      • Langworthy is located in Jones County
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>
    • Anamosa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
      • Anamosa is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <3>
    • Hale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Jones County
    • Olin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
      • Olin is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <3>
    • Argand
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
      • Argand is located in Jones County
    • Oxford Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
      • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Jones County
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dales Ford, with the one closest to Dales Ford listed first.
    • Clarence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Stanwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Lowden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
      • Lowden is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <3>
    • Tipton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dales Ford, with the one closest to Dales Ford listed first.
    • Lost Nation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
      • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <3>
    • Elwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Clinton County
    • Toronto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Delmar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Bliedorn ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliedorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
      • Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dales Ford, with the one closest to Dales Ford listed first.
    • Hopkinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Delaware County
    • Delhi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
    • Earlville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Delaware
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Golden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Delaware County
    • Ryan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <3>
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Delaware County
    • Oneida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Holy Cross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Delaware County
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dales Ford, with the one closest to Dales Ford listed first.
    • Cascade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
    • Worthington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Bernard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard
      • Bernard is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernard <3>
    • Farley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Epworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
      • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <3>
    • Dyersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
      • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <3>
    • Summit Village Dyersville Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village Dyersville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village Dyersville Park
      • Summit Village Dyersville Park is located in Dubuque County
    • Peosta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
      • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <3>
    • Zwingle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
      • Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Bankston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Centralia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dales Ford, with the one closest to Dales Ford listed first.
    • Canton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Jackson County
    • Garry Owen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
      • Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
    • Crab Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
      • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
    • Monmouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Ironhills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
      • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
    • Baldwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
    • Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Jackson County
    • Maquoketa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • La Motte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
      • La Motte is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <3>
    • Andrew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Saint Donatus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Donatus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Donatus
      • Saint Donatus is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Donatus <3>
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dales Ford, with the one closest to Dales Ford listed first.
    • Viola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Linn County
    • Prairieburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
      • Prairieburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Springville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <3>
    • Central City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Coggon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
    • Mount Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
    • Squaw Creek Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
      • Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
    • Alburnett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertram
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
      • Bertram is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • East Dubuque
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Dales Ford ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dales Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dales Ford, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dales Ford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dales Ford:

Cemeteries Near Dales Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dales Ford.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Scotch Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
  • St. Peters Temple Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Temple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Temple Hill Cemetery
  • Kiburz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiburz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiburz Cemetery
  • Zimmerman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zimmerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimmerman Cemetery
  • Four Horn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Horn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Horn Cemetery
  • Johnson Town Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Town Cemetery
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnstown Cemetery
  • Clay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
  • Bowens Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowens Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowens Prairie Cemetery
  • East Monticello Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Monticello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Monticello Cemetery
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Wayne Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayne Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayne Zion Cemetery
    • Edinburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery

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.<7>

While we didn't find Dales Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dales Ford.

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

  • Scotch Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Grove
    • Scotch Grove is located in Jones County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotch Grove <3>
  • Temple Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
    • Temple Hill is located in Jones County
  • Clay Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
    • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
  • Cascade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
  • Center Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
    • Center Junction is located in Jones County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
  • Onslow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
    • Onslow is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <3>
  • Langworthy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langworthy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
    • Langworthy is located in Jones County
  • Amber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber is located in Jones County
  • Junction Switch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
    • Junction Switch is located in Jones County
  • Canton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Jackson County
  • Sand Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Sand Springs is located in Delaware County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ozark ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Jackson County
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dales Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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- Dales Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dales Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2145, Longitude: -91.0668       In this case, the coordinates for Dales Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Dales Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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