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 Dayfield (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 Dayfield. 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.
Dayfield is located in Muscatine 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 Muscatine County: Cedar, Johnson, Louisa, Scott & Rock Island (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Dayfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dayfield:
- Muscatine County (The home county of Dayfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Muscatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atalissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Towne Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fairport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pleasant Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Lime City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Centerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Downey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- West Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Sunbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Buchanan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Tipton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bennett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Cedar Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Clinton County
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Olds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- River Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Midway ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Oasis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elmira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Iowa City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- University Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Coralville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Letts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Columbus Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Columbus City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Wapello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Cotter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Elrick Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Oakville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Morning Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Durant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walcott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Hickory Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Big Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Donahue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Havre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Kalona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Eliza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Petersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Mannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Marston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- New Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <1>
- Aledo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keithsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Illinois City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Buffalo Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Andalusia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reynolds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coyne Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dayfield, see our County-by-County Page for Dayfield.
Cemeteries Near Dayfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dayfield.
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 Dayfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dayfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- High Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ardon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Klein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Overman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Atalissa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95759 <2>
- Timberlake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cranston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Dayfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dayfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dayfield, with the one closest to Dayfield listed first.
- Muscatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Atalissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Letts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fairport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Port Allen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Allen is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Illinois City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Lime City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dayfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dayfield.
Newspapers Published in Dayfield ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dayfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dayfield, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dayfield.
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 Dayfield:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Muscatine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Louisa County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Mercer County
- Rock Island 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dayfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Dayfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |