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 Exline (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 Exline. 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 doctors and 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.
Exline is located in Appanoose 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 Appanoose County: Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne, Putnam (MO) & Schuyler (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Exline. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Exline:
- Appanoose County (The home county of Exline)
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Cincinnati
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Coal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Numa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Moulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Clarkdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Rathbun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Udell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Mystic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- West Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Mark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Savannah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Drakesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Steuben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Stiles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Floris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Zero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Selection
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Avery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Blakesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Promise City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Confidence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Allerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Adair County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Danforth is located in Adair County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Novinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Novinger is located in Adair County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Pearl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Mendota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Saint John
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Powersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lucerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Coatsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Julesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Greentop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Downing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Scotland County (MO)
- Kilwinning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Sullivan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Pennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pollock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Exline, see our County-by-County Page for Exline.
Cemeteries Near Exline ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Exline.
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 Exline - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Exline covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Exline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hism Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Cincinnati.
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94719 <2>
- Bozwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Exline had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Exline had a population of 154 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Exline, with the one closest to Exline listed first.
- Sedan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Cincinnati
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mendota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Chariton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chariton is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dean is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Numa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forbush is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Howland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howland is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Moulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mystic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Udell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Exline. See our List of 1890's Communities around Exline.
Newspapers Published in Exline ...
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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Exline.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Exline, 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 Exline.
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 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 Exline:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Appanoose County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Lucas County
- Monroe County
- Wapello County
- Wayne County
- Adair County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 Exline, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Exline) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |