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 Ewart (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 Ewart. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Ewart is located in Poweshiek 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 Poweshiek County: Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marshall & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Ewart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ewart:
- Poweshiek County (The home county of Ewart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Malcom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Searsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grinnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hartwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Tilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Victor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Luzerne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Ambrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Ladora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- North English
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Sully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Killduff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Kellogg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Galesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Reasnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lambs Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Metz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Baxter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Coal Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Thornburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- What Cheer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Sigourney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South English
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Barnes City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taintor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- New Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Indianapolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Leighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Oskaloosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Evans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Keomah Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Pella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Otley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Tracy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cordova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Gilman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dunbar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Ferguson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Dillon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Le Grand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haverhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- State Center Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Long Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Tama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Montour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vining
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Elberon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ewart, see our County-by-County Page for Ewart.
Cemeteries Near Ewart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ewart.
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 Ewart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ewart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Ewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lower Blue Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Blue Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ewart had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ewart, with the one closest to Ewart listed first.
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malcom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Searsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grinnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taintor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Barnes City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Union Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Guernsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Carnforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ewart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ewart.
Newspapers Published in Ewart ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ewart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ewart, 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 Ewart.
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 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 Ewart:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Poweshiek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Iowa County
- Jasper County
- Keokuk County
- Mahaska County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Tama 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> | 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 Ewart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ewart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |