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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Granville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Granville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Granville, please Contact Us.
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 Granville (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 Granville. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Granville is historic, it would have been located within present day Mahaska 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 Mahaska County: Jasper, Keokuk, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek & Wapello.
Below are the counties that are near Granville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Granville:
- Mahaska County (The home county of Granville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Taintor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Peoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- New Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Union Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fishville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Barnes City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Oskaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa County
- Ambrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sully
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Killduff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Reasnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Oakland Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Kellogg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambs Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Metz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Coal Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Thornburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- What Cheer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Pella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Otley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Tracy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Pershing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Bussey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Indiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Gilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Dunbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Lovilia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Polk County
- Runnells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Searsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grinnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Malcom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Tilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hartwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Victor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Eddyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kirkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Dudley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Granville, see our County-by-County Page for Granville.
Cemeteries Near Granville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granville.
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 Granville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Granville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peoria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Appel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of New Sharon.
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dairygrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Chase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Granville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Granville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Taintor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Peoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Searsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sully
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Killduff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Howell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Fishville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Granville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Granville.
Newspapers Published in Granville ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Granville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Mahaska County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iowa County
- Jasper County
- Keokuk County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Poweshiek County
- Wapello County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Granville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Granville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |