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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 Grant 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 Grant 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 northeast 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 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.

Grant City is located in Sac 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 Sac County: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Crawford, Ida & Pocahontas.

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

  • Sac County     (The home county of Grant City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Auburn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Lake View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
    • Wall Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Sac City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Sac County
    • Odebolt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Early
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nemaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Schaller
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Audubon County
    • Gray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
  • Buena Vista County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Newell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <2>
    • Juniata
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
    • Lakeside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Casino Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
    • Storm Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Yetter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Lake City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lytton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Sherwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
    • Wightman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
    • Jolley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Lohrville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Twin Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Rinard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Pomeroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
      • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
    • Farnhamville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Breda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
      • Breda is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
    • Lanesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Lidderdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
      • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Carroll
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Community Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Community Estates
      • Carroll Community Estates is located in Carroll County
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Glidden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Halbur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halbur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Roselle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
      • Roselle is located in Carroll County
    • Willey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Ralston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Templeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Templeton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <2>
    • Dedham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Westside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westside <2>
    • Boyer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
    • Vail
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <2>
    • Kiron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Deloit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Aspinwall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
      • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Schleswig
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
      • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <2>
    • Denison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
    • Sunset Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Churdan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
      • Churdan is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Scranton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Farlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Arthur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Ida Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
      • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <2>
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Fonda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
    • Varina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Palmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant City, with the one closest to Grant City listed first.
    • Slifer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
      • Slifer is located in Webster County
    • Callender
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
      • Callender is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Gowrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
      • Gowrie is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Grant City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grant 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.

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

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

  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Grant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luckow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luckow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luckow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Grant City had a population of 193 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Auburn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Carnarvon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnarvon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnarvon
    • Carnarvon is located in Sac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnarvon <2>
  • Breda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
    • Breda is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Kentner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
    • Kentner is located in Carroll County
  • Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
  • Lake View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wall Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
    • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Maple River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
    • Maple River is located in Carroll County
  • Sac City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Arcadia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
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    • Rockwell City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glidden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Rands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County

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

Newspapers Published in Grant 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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grant City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grant City, 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 Grant City.

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 Grant City:

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

The official website for Sac County: www.saccounty.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>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 Grant City, 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 from Point A (ie- Grant City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grant City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2675, Longitude: -94.8878       In this case, the coordinates for Grant City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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