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 Easton Place (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 Easton Place. 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 Easton Place ...
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 Easton Place: Easton Pl. (or less commonly used: Easton Plc.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Easton Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Easton Place.
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 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.
Easton Place is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Easton Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Easton Place:
- Polk County (The home county of Easton Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Country Estate Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Des Moines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marquisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marquisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Berwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Levey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Carney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Saylorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Bondurant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adelphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Madrid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waukee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Booneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- High Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Dallas Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Van Meter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Xenia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Adel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- DeSoto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Bouton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Valeria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Oswalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Mingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goddard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Ira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Metz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lambs Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winterset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earlham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Swan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Percy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pleasantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Otley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- Rhodes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Huxley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maxwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Iowa Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Kelley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Collins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Shipley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Ames
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ontario
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Colo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Orillia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Cumming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Prole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Ackworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Indianola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Churchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Sandyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Martensdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Easton Place, see our County-by-County Page for Easton Place.
Cemeteries Near Easton Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Easton Place.
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 Easton Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Easton Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Des Moines.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94191 <2>
- Oralabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Easton Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Easton Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Easton Place, with the one closest to Easton Place listed first.
- Des Moines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Des Moines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Levey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Saylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Hastie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Saylorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Oralabor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Bondurant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ankeny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Easton Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Easton Place.
Newspapers Published in Easton Place ...
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 266 newspapers that have been published in the area around Easton Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Easton Place, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Easton Place.
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 websites either 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 Easton Place:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Dallas County
- Jasper County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Story County
- Warren 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> | 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 Easton Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Easton Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |