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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 Garfield (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 Garfield. 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 hospitals 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.

Garfield is located in Appanoose County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties 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 Garfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garfield:

  • Appanoose County     (The home county of Garfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Brazil
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
      • Brazil is located in Appanoose County
    • Plano
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
    • Mystic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jerome
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Appanoose County
    • Walnut City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
      • Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
    • Sunshine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
    • Clarkdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
      • Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
    • Numa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
      • Numa is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Rathbun
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathbun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
      • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Darbyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
      • Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
    • Iconium
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
      • Iconium is located in Appanoose County
    • Cincinnati
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
      • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Paris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Davis County
    • West Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
      • West Grove is located in Davis County
    • Mark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
      • Mark is located in Davis County
    • Drakesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Savannah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Davis County
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Zero
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
      • Zero is located in Lucas County
    • Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <2>
    • Chariton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
      • Chariton is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <2>
    • Williamson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
    • Derby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Lucas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Marysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Marion County
    • Bussey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
      • Bussey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Indiana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
      • Indiana is located in Marion County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Melrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Monroe County
    • Albia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lovilia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
      • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <2>
    • Avery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Monroe County
    • Bluff Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Wapello County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Blakesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dudley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wapello County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Promise City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
      • Promise City is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Seymour
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
    • Confidence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
      • Confidence is located in Wayne County
    • Genoa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Wayne County
    • Corydon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <2>
    • Millerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Allerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <2>
    • Clio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Humeston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lineville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
      • Lineville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Mercer County (MO)
    • South Lineville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
      • South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Putnam County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Pearl City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Mendota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mendota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Saint John
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint John. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Unionville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
    • Powersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
      • Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Livonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Lucerne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Worthington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Schuyler County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Coatsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
      • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
    • Glenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Julesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Julesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
      • Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
    • Lancaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Pennville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pennville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Sullivan County (MO)
    • Pollock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
      • Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people

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

Cemeteries Near Garfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garfield.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Felkner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felkner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerome Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerome Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elgin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cozad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cozad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cozad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Zimmer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zimmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Numa Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Numa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Numa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Livengood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livengood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livengood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Garfield had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Diamond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Appanoose County
  • Plano
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Plano is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
  • Brazil
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
    • Brazil is located in Appanoose County
  • Jerome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Appanoose County
  • Mystic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Walnut City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
    • Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
  • Numa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
    • Numa is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Forbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
    • Forbush is located in Appanoose County
  • Promise City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
    • Promise City is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
  • Seymour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
  • Iconium
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
    • Iconium is located in Appanoose County
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    • Maine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
      • Maine is located in Appanoose County
    • Confidence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
      • Confidence is located in Wayne County
    • Cincinnati
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
      • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people

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

Newspapers Published in Garfield ...

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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garfield, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garfield.

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 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 Garfield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Garfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Garfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7686, Longitude: -93.0019       In this case, the coordinates for Garfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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