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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Eifield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eifield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eifield, please Contact Us.
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 Eifield (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 Eifield. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Eifield is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Eifield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eifield:
- Marion County (The home county of Eifield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Otley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Howell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Pella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pershing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Percy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Swan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reasnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Killduff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Sully
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lambs Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goddard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Olmitz
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Chariton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taintor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Fishville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Evans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lacey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- New Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Oskaloosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lakonta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- University Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Givin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Lovilia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Albia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Runnells
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Adelphi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Mitchellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Levey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bondurant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Estate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Searsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grinnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello County
- Eddyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Sandyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Milo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lacona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ackworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Indianola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eifield, see our County-by-County Page for Eifield.
Cemeteries Near Eifield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eifield.
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 Eifield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eifield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coal Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coal Ridge Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hannold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- T'lam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mikesell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruckman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Eifield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eifield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eifield, with the one closest to Eifield listed first.
- Otley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Howell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Flagler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flagler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
- Pella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Reasnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eifield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eifield.
Newspapers Published in Eifield ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eifield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eifield, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eifield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Eifield:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lucas County
- Mahaska County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Poweshiek County
- Wapello County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eifield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eifield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |