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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 Elwood (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 Elwood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Elwood is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cedar, Jackson, Jones, Scott, Carroll (IL), Rock Island (IL) & Whiteside (IL).

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Elwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Lost Nation
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
      • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <2>
    • Delmar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bliedorn ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliedorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
      • Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
    • North Welton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
      • North Welton is located in Clinton County
    • Toronto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Welton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
      • Welton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Calamus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calamus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
      • Calamus is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Grand Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
      • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <2>
    • Wheatland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Charlotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • De Witt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Goose Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
      • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Lowden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
      • Lowden is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <2>
    • Clarence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Stanwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Cedar County
    • Tipton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
    • Mechanicsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Lime City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lime City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Cedar County
      • Former names for Lime City:
      • Lime Kilns
      • Munn
    • Buchanan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Cedar County
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Cedar County
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Zwingle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
      • Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Bernard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard
      • Bernard is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernard <2>
    • Fillmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
    • Cascade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
      • Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Buckhorn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
    • Maquoketa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Monmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Ironhills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
      • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
    • Fulton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Jackson County
    • Emeline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emeline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
      • Emeline is located in Jackson County
    • Crab Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
      • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
    • Andrew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Jackson County
    • Spragueville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
      • Spragueville is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spragueville <2>
    • Preston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Oxford Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
      • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Oxford Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
      • Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
    • Wyoming
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
    • Clay Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
    • Onslow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
      • Onslow is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <2>
    • Hale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Jones County
    • Center Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
    • Olin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
      • Olin is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <2>
    • Amber
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber is located in Jones County
    • Morley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Langworthy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langworthy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
      • Langworthy is located in Jones County
    • Anamosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
      • Anamosa is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <2>
  • Muscatine County
    • Stockton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Big Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Scott County
    • Dixon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • Donahue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • New Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
      • New Liberty is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Long Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • McCausland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCausland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
      • McCausland is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Park View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
      • Park View is located in Scott County
    • Hickory Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
    • Maysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Eldridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Walcott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Durant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Carroll County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Arnold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Blackhawk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
      • Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Savanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
      • Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <2>
    • Marcus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
      • Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Aiken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • Galena Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galena Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
      • Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Rock Island County (IL)
    • Cordova
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <2>
  • Whiteside County (IL)
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Whiteside County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Elwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elwood.

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

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

  • Elwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Busch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rustic Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rustic Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rustic Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goddard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goddard Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goddard Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Maquoketa.
    • The Goddard Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Godard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94880 <5>
  • Lost Nation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Nation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Nation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Columbkille Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbkille Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbkille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Lost Nation.
    • The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dickman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94582 <5>
  • Smithtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (335 more) ...
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elwood had a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Lost Nation
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
    • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <2>
  • Nashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Jackson County
  • Delmar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maquoketa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Toronto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Welton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
    • Welton is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Monmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
    • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Massillon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massillon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
    • Massillon is located in Cedar County
  • Riggs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
    • Riggs is located in Clinton County
  • Ironhills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
    • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
  • Calamus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calamus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
    • Calamus is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
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    • Fulton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Jackson County
    • Oxford Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
      • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Oxford Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
      • Oxford Mills is located in Jones County

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

Newspapers Published in Elwood ...

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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elwood, 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 Elwood.

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 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 Elwood:

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9917, Longitude: -90.7390       In this case, the coordinates for Elwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Elwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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