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 Evergreen Village (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 Evergreen Village. 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 Evergreen Village ...
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 Evergreen Village: Evergreen Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Evergreen Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Evergreen Village.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury 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 Woodbury County: Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, Dakota (NE), Thurston (NE) & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Evergreen Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evergreen Village:
- Woodbury County (The home county of Evergreen Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- Holiday Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Regency of Sioux City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sioux City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Lawton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Sergeant Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bronson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Moville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Climbing Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Sloan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pierson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Hornick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Cherokee County
- Fielding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Monona County
- Albaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albaton is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- James
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Adaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Brunsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Le Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Leary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Kingsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oyens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Craig
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- Chatsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- McNally
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Ireton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maurice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Dakota County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- South Sioux City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Goodwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Hubbard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- Ponca
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thurston County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- Winnebago
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walthill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Macy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clay County (SD)
- Burbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- North Sioux City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCook Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- Dakota Dunes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Spink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Big Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Evergreen Village, see our County-by-County Page for Evergreen Village.
Cemeteries Near Evergreen Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evergreen Village.
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 Evergreen Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Evergreen Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- Logan Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94390 <2>
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hungerford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- War Eagle Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eberly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Hancock Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Hinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95301 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Evergreen Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Evergreen Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Evergreen Village, with the one closest to Evergreen Village listed first.
- Leeds
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- James
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Sioux City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Covington ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Potosia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
- South Sioux City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Dakota City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sergeant Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Merrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Evergreen Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evergreen Village.
Newspapers Published in Evergreen Village ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evergreen Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evergreen Village, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evergreen Village.
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 Evergreen Village:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Woodbury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Monona County
- Plymouth County
- Sioux County
- Dakota County
- Dixon County
- Thurston County
- Clay County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evergreen Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Evergreen Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |