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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 Gowrie (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 Gowrie. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Gowrie is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Boone, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas & Wright.

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

  • Webster County     (The home county of Gowrie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Harcourt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harcourt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
      • Harcourt is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Callender
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
      • Callender is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Palm Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
      • Palm Grove is located in Webster County
    • Slifer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
      • Slifer is located in Webster County
    • Lanyon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
      • Lanyon is located in Webster County
    • Burnside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Webster County
    • Dayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Moorland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
      • Moorland is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <2>
    • Otho
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
      • Otho is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <2>
    • Kalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
      • Kalo is located in Webster County
    • Lehigh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coalville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
      • Coalville is located in Webster County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Boxholm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxholm
      • Boxholm is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boxholm <2>
    • Pilot Mound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
      • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Beaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Fraser
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Fraser is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Ogden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Boone County
    • Berkley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Boone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moingona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
    • Jordan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Farnhamville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
      • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Rinard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Somers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Lohrville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Knierim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knierim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
      • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Rands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
    • Wightman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wightman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
    • Rockwell City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Manson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Manson is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <2>
    • Twin Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
    • Jolley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Lanesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Ralston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Glidden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <2>
    • Lidderdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
      • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Dallas County
    • Dawson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Paton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Churdan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
      • Churdan is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Farlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
    • Grand Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
      • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <2>
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
    • Scranton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
    • Cooper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
    • Rippey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Jamaica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bagley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Herndon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Stratford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <2>
    • Stanhope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Webster City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
      • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <2>
    • Kamrar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Humboldt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Pioneer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Humboldt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Thor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
      • Thor is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <2>
  • Pocahontas County
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gowrie, with the one closest to Gowrie listed first.
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Grant City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
  • Wright County
    • Woolstock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
      • Woolstock is located in Wright County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gowrie ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gowrie.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gowrie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gowrie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gowrie.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Gowrie.

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 either 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 Gowrie:

Cemeteries Near Gowrie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gowrie.

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 Gowrie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gowrie Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
  • Lost Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Grove Cemetery
  • Our Saviour Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviour Cemetery
  • Callender Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callender Cemetery
  • Danish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Reading Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reading Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reading Cemetery
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
  • Paton Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paton Twp. Cemetery
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elkhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elkhorn Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhorn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Cedar Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
    • Fulton Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fulton Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gowrie had a population of 526 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gowrie had a population of 954 people.

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

  • Lena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Webster County
  • Harcourt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harcourt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
    • Harcourt is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Callender
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
    • Callender is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Farnhamville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
    • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Paton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Burnside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Webster County
  • Moorland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <2>
  • Boxholm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxholm
    • Boxholm is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boxholm <2>
  • Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
  • Churdan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
    • Churdan is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Dana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Otho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
    • Otho is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lehigh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
      • Kalo is located in Webster County
    • Lohrville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/

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>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- Gowrie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gowrie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2778, Longitude: -94.2896       In this case, the coordinates for Gowrie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Gowrie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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