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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 Everly (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 Everly. 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.

Everly is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto & Pocahontas.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Everly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Royal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spencer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fostoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fostoria is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Langdon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Langdon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Rossie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rossie is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dickens is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Peterson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cornell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornell is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Gillett Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Webb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Webb is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Buena Vista County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Linn Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sioux Rapids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rembrandt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Elkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Marathon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Truesdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Larrabee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Meriden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Cherokee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Old Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Milford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Okoboji
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Wahpeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Arnolds Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Okoboji
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Terril
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Terril is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Spirit Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orleans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Superior
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Wallingford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Estherville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • O'Brien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Moneta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Moneta is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
    • Hartley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Sutherland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Primghar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sanborn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Calumet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Archer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Paullina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Sheldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • May City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • May City is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
    • Melvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Melvin is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Harris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Harris is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Ocheyedan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Cloverdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Allendorf
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Allendorf is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
    • Ashton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sibley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palo Alto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Ruthven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ayrshire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Graettinger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sioux County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Granville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Granville is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Hospers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County (MN)
    • Sioux Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
  • Nobles County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Everly, with the one closest to Everly listed first.
    • Round Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bigelow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people

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

Cemeteries Near Everly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Everly.

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 Everly - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Everly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • First Reformed Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • TriMello Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (115 more) ...
    • Grant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Westport Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Everly had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Everly had a population of 541 people.

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

  • Hartley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
  • Spencer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • May City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • May City is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
  • Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutherland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dickens is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Primghar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gaza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaza is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
  • Peterson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sanborn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Arnolds Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Okoboji
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Calumet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Linn Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Everly ...

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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Everly.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Everly. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Everly and those printed in the larger area surrounding Everly.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Everly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Everly:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Everly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Everly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.