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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 Gilmore City (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 Gilmore City. 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 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 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.

Gilmore City is primarily located in Humboldt County. A portion of Gilmore City extends into Pocahontas 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 Humboldt County: Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster & Wright.

Below are the counties that are near Gilmore City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilmore City:

  • Humboldt County     (The home county of Gilmore City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore City, with the one closest to Gilmore City listed first.
    • Bradgate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Pioneer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Rutland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Dakota City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Humboldt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ottosen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Bode
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bode is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Arnold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Livermore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Thor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Thor is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <1>
    • Hardy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hardy is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Renwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Buena Vista County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore City, with the one closest to Gilmore City listed first.
    • Albert City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marathon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Newell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <1>
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore City, with the one closest to Gilmore City listed first.
    • Manson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pomeroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Knierim
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Jolley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Somers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Somers is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Rockwell City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rinard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Rands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Lytton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Hancock County
    • Corwith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Corwith is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Kossuth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore City, with the one closest to Gilmore City listed first.
    • Lu Verne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Whittemore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Algona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sexton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
  • Palo Alto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore City, with the one closest to Gilmore City listed first.
    • West Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mallard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rodman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Curlew
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Cylinder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Ayrshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmetsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore City, with the one closest to Gilmore City listed first.
    • Rolfe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <1>
    • Palmer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pocahontas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Plover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Havelock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fonda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
    • Laurens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Varina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore City, with the one closest to Gilmore City listed first.
    • Clare
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Clare is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Barnum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Barnum is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Badger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tara
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tara is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
    • Fort Dodge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moorland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cypsum City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cypsum City is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
    • Vincent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vincent is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Coalville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coalville is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Kalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kalo is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
    • Otho
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Otho is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <1>
    • Callender
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Callender is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore City, with the one closest to Gilmore City listed first.
    • Goldfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Holmes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Holmes is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes

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

Cemeteries Near Gilmore City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilmore City.

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 Gilmore City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Marble Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Weaver Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marble Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clinton - Garfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Margarets Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Rolfe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lizard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • McKnight Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 in 1895, Gilmore City had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gilmore City had a population of 465 people.

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

  • Pioneer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Bradgate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Lizard ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
  • Rutland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Rolfe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <1>
  • Clare
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clare is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Dakota City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Humboldt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pocahontas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bode
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bode is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Arnold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Manson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Plover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Barnum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Barnum is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Havelock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gilmore City ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilmore City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gilmore City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gilmore City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gilmore City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Gilmore City.

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 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 Gilmore City:

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 Gilmore City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Gilmore City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.