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 Grant (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. 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.
Grant is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grant:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Grant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Sciola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Tenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Fontanelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Orient
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Lincoln Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Strand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Mount Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Nodaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Carl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Corning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Iveyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Prescott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Audubon County
- Brayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Lyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Atlantic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Wiota
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fremont County
- Imogene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie County
- Adair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Emerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Hepburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Nyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Hawleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Clarinda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Essex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Carson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Walnut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Avoca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Guss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ladoga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Gravity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Sharpsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Cromwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grant, see our County-by-County Page for Grant.
Cemeteries Near Grant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grant.
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 Grant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Grant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Noble Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morton Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weirich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grant had a population of 327 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Grant had a population of 84 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
- Strand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Sciola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stennett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stennett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Massena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(14 miles [22.5 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 Grant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grant.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grant ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grant.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grant. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grant and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grant.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Grant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Grant:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Adams County
- Audubon County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Guthrie County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Union 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 Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |