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 Deep River (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 Deep River. 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 Deep River ...
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 Deep River: Deep Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Deep River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deep River.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Deep River is located in Poweshiek 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 Poweshiek County: Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marshall & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Deep River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deep River:
- Poweshiek County (The home county of Deep River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Victor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Malcom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Searsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Grinnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Luzerne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Irving
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Blairstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Ambrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Ladora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Conroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Marengo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Amana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Amana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Middle Amana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Lynnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sully
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Killduff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Galesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Kellogg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Johnson County
- Amish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- What Cheer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- South English
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Sigourney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kinross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Hayesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Harper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Barnes City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- New Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Lacey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Taintor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Keomah Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Exeelsior
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- University Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Peoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Oskaloosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- Pella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- Gilman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Long Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Gladstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Tama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vining
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Elberon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Nira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wellman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deep River, see our County-by-County Page for Deep River.
Cemeteries Near Deep River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deep River.
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 Deep River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deep River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Deep River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Light Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dresden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longstreth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes City Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Barnes City.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Lytle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Deep River had a population of 291 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Deep River had a population of 268 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deep River, with the one closest to Deep River listed first.
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Barnes City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Carnforth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Victor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- What Cheer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Malcom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deep River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deep River.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Deep River ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deep River.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Deep River. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Deep River and those printed in the larger area surrounding Deep River.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Deep River.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Deep River:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Poweshiek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Iowa County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Keokuk County
- Mahaska County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Tama County
- Washington 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 Deep River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deep River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |