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 Gibbsville (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 Gibbsville. 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.
Gibbsville is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Adair, Boone, Greene, Guthrie, Madison, Polk & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Gibbsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibbsville:
- Dallas County (The home county of Gibbsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- High Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Granger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Xenia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Woodward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bouton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Waukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Adel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panther
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Booneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Moingona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Berkley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Boone
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fraser
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Mackey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Pilot Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Rippey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Grand Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Dana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Guthrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Jamaica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Panora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Valeria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Oswalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Green Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Madison County
- Earlham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Andrews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Polk City Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Polk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sheldahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Grimes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Herrold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herrold is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
- Johnston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Urbandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ankeny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ames
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shipley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Zenorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Maxwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Orillia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Cumming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Prole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Churchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Martensdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bevington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibbsville, see our County-by-County Page for Gibbsville.
Cemeteries Near Gibbsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibbsville.
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 Gibbsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibbsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Snider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopkins Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robbins Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lem Small Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Xenia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cassel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dalander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beebe 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.<3>
While we didn't find Gibbsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibbsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- High Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Granger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Polk City Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Woodward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Crocker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Dallas Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bouton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Clive
(12 miles [19.3 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 Gibbsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibbsville.
Newspapers Published in Gibbsville ...
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 259 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibbsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibbsville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibbsville.
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 Gibbsville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Greene County
- Guthrie County
- Jasper County
- Madison County
- Polk County
- Story County
- Warren 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 Gibbsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gibbsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |