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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 Eddyville (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 Eddyville. 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 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.

Eddyville is primarily located in Wapello County. A portion of Eddyville extends into Mahaska County and Monroe 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 Wapello County: Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe & Van Buren.

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

  • Wapello County     (The home county of Eddyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eddyville, with the one closest to Eddyville listed first.
    • Dudley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Chillicothe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
      • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Blakesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Highland Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dahlonega
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottumwa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Ottumwa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Agency
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <2>
    • Cliffland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Competine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Eldon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Appanoose County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eddyville, with the one closest to Eddyville listed first.
    • Moravia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
    • Iconium
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Udell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Darbyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rathbun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathbun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
      • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Walnut City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Orleans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Appanoose County
    • Clarkdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mystic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Davis County
  • Jasper County
  • Jefferson County
  • Keokuk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eddyville, with the one closest to Eddyville listed first.
    • Hedrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
      • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Martinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Delta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Coal Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
      • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coal Creek
      • From Eddyville to Coal Creek
    • What Cheer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Sigourney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
      • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <2>
    • Thornburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ollie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Keswick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Lucas County
    • Zero
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
      • Zero is located in Lucas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zero
      • From Eddyville to Zero
  • Mahaska County
  • Marion County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eddyville, with the one closest to Eddyville listed first.
    • Avery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Eddyville to Avery
    • Bluff Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Albia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovilia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
      • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <2>
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Georgetown
      • From Eddyville to Georgetown
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Poweshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eddyville, with the one closest to Eddyville listed first.
    • Tilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tilton
      • From Eddyville to Tilton
    • Montezuma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <2>
    • Searsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Eddyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eddyville.

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

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

  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bridgeport Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgeport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Muchakinock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muchakinock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muchakinock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stump Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stump Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluff Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (449 more) ...
    • Hayden Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayden Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayden Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dave Roberts Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dave Roberts Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dave Roberts Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eddyville had a population of 815 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Eddyville had a population of 1,010 people.

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

  • Givin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Frederic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
    • Frederic is located in Monroe County
  • Dudley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
    • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Cedar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Avery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Avery
    • From Eddyville to Avery
  • Chillicothe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
    • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Beacon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Munterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
    • Munterville is located in Wapello County
  • Wright
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveland
    • Eveland is located in Mahaska County
  • Exeelsior
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exeelsior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
    • Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Exeelsior
    • From Eddyville to Exeelsior
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oskaloosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Maxon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxon
      • Maxon is located in Monroe County
    • Willard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Wapello County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Eddyville ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eddyville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Eddyville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Eddyville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Eddyville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Eddyville.

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 Eddyville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eddyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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 Eddyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Eddyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eddyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1582, Longitude: -92.6342    









 

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