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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 Denver (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 Denver. 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 doctors and 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.

Denver is located in Bremer 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 Bremer County: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette & Floyd.

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

  • Bremer County     (The home county of Denver)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Knittel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
      • Knittel is located in Bremer County
    • Klinger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
      • Klinger is located in Bremer County
    • Readlyn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readlyn
      • Readlyn is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readlyn <2>
    • Bremer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
      • Bremer is located in Bremer County
    • Waverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tripoli
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
      • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <2>
    • Seigel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seigel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
      • Seigel is located in Bremer County
    • Frederika
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederika have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Horton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Bremer County
    • Plainfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
    • Sumner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Janesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Edwards ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
    • Cedar City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
      • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
    • Cedar Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Cedar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
      • North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
    • Dewar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
    • Dunkerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
      • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Finchford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
      • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Evansdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
      • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <2>
    • Elk Run Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
      • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
    • Raymond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Fairbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
      • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <2>
    • Hazleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shady Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
    • Stanley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Independence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Doris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
      • Doris is located in Buchanan County
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Shell Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
      • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <2>
    • New Hartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Coster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
      • Coster is located in Butler County
    • Butler Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
      • Butler Center is located in Butler County
    • Sinclair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinclair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
      • Sinclair is located in Butler County
    • Parkersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
      • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <2>
    • Allison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <2>
    • Greene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Aplington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
      • Aplington is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <2>
    • Bristow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Kesley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
      • Kesley is located in Butler County
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Republic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Chickasaw County
    • Fredericksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
    • Bradford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
    • Nashua
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
    • Ionia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <2>
    • Chickasaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
    • New Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bassett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Lawler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <2>
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Oran
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Oran is located in Fayette County
    • Westgate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Westgate is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Oelwein
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Maynard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
    • Alpha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Fayette County
    • Hawkeye
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Randalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Donnan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
    • Fayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Waucoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Floyd County
    • Carrville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
      • Carrville is located in Floyd County
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Fredsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
      • Fredsville is located in Grundy County
    • Dike
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
      • Dike is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <2>
    • Stout
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Fern
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Grundy County
    • Reinbeck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
      • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <2>
    • Buck Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
    • Morrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grundy Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
      • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <2>
    • Holland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
  • Tama County
    • Dinsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
      • Dinsdale is located in Tama County

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

Cemeteries Near Denver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denver.

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 Denver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Janesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zions Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zions Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zions Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Denver had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Denver had a population of 1,879 people.

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

  • Knittel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
    • Knittel is located in Bremer County
  • Klinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
    • Klinger is located in Bremer County
  • Janesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Edwards ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
  • Bremer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
    • Bremer is located in Bremer County
  • Wapsie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapsie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
    • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
  • Waverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
    • Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
  • Cedar Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tripoli
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
    • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <2>
  • Finchford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
    • Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
  • Dewar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
    • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dunkerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
      • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Seigel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seigel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
      • Seigel is located in Bremer County
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Denver ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denver.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Denver. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Denver and those printed in the larger area surrounding Denver.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Denver.

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 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 Denver:

The official website for Denver: www.cityofdenveriowa.com/

The official website for Bremer County: www.co.bremer.ia.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Denver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Denver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6707, Longitude: -92.3348       In this case, the coordinates for Denver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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