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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 East Monticello (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 East Monticello. 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 East Monticello ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Monticello: E. Monticello

You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Monticello. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Monticello.

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 doctors and 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.

East Monticello is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson & Linn.

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

  • Jones County     (The home county of East Monticello)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Monticello, with the one closest to East Monticello listed first.
    • Monticello
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Langworthy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Langworthy is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
    • Amber
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Amber is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Argand
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Argand is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
    • Center Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
    • Anamosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
    • Onslow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stone City is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Wyoming
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hale is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Morley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Morley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Buchanan County
    • Monti
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Monti is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Monticello, with the one closest to East Monticello listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Stanwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Clarence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lowden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton County
    • Wood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wood is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Monticello, with the one closest to East Monticello listed first.
    • Lost Nation
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elwood is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Toronto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Toronto is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Monticello, with the one closest to East Monticello listed first.
    • Hopkinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Delhi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Earlville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Delaware
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Ryan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ryan is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <1>
    • Ehler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ehler is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
    • Golden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Golden is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Almoral
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Almoral is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
    • Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Petersburg is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Manchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Robinson is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Oneida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Monticello, with the one closest to East Monticello listed first.
    • Cascade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Worthington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Worthington is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Fillmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Farley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Summit Village Dyersville Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bernard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Epworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
    • New Vienna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Bankston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bankston is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Peosta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Graf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Monticello, with the one closest to East Monticello listed first.
    • Canton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Canton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Garry Owen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
    • Emeline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Emeline is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
    • Crab Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
    • Monmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Baldwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironhills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
    • Buckhorn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Fulton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fulton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • La Motte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Maquoketa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cottonville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
    • Andrew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Monticello, with the one closest to East Monticello listed first.
    • Prairieburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Prairieburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Viola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Viola is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Central City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Coggon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Springville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Paris is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Alburnett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Squaw Creek Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
    • Lisbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lafayette is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Troy Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near East Monticello ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Monticello.

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 East Monticello - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Monticello
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Junction Switch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Junction Switch is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
  • Sand Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sand Springs is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Langworthy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Langworthy is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
  • Scotch Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopkinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Castle Grove is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove
  • Amber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amber is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Cascade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Argand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Argand is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
  • Center Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Junction is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
    • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
  • Temple Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Temple Hill is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Worthington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Worthington is located in Dubuque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Anamosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville

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

Newspapers Published in East Monticello ...

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 East Monticello.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Monticello, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Monticello.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 East Monticello:

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>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 East Monticello, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- East Monticello) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.