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 Farragut (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 Farragut. 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 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.
Farragut is located in Fremont 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 Fremont County: Mills, Page, Atchison (MO), Cass (NE) & Otoe (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Farragut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farragut:
- Fremont County (The home county of Farragut)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- High Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Imogene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Payne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Percival
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McPaul
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Emerson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Malvern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hastings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Pacific City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Coburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Red Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Shenandoah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Coin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Blanchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Nyman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- College Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Clarinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shambaugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Braddyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor County
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Farmers City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Westboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Tarkio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rock Port
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phelps City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Fairfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nodaway County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Clearmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Murray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nehawka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mynard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Plattsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nemaha County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Julian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Nemaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <1>
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otoe County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Nebraska City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farragut, see our County-by-County Page for Farragut.
Cemeteries Near Farragut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farragut.
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 Farragut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farragut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Farragut Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chamber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manti Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stauch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Utterback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shenandoah Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95985 <2>
- Buckham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Lovelady Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Means Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Farragut had a population of 406 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Farragut had a population of 437 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farragut, with the one closest to Farragut listed first.
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- High Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Bingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bingham is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Norwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norwich is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Imogene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Essex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solomon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Solomon is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Coin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farragut. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farragut.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Farragut ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farragut.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Farragut. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Farragut and those printed in the larger area surrounding Farragut.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Farragut.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Farragut:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Fremont County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Taylor County
- Atchison County
- Nodaway County
- Cass County
- Nemaha County
- Otoe 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 Farragut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Farragut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |