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 Gravel Pit (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 Gravel Pit. 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.
Gravel Pit is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Guthrie & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Gravel Pit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Pit:
- Greene County (The home county of Gravel Pit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Grand Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Rippey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Churdan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Scranton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Boxholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pilot Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Fraser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Moingona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Boone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Luther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Madrid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Farnhamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Lohrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Rinard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Somers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Rands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knierim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rockwell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Ralston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lanesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Glidden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coon Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lidderdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Willey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Carroll Community Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dedham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bouton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Minburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Xenia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Panther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- High Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Guthrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Herndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Jamaica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bagley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Yale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Bayard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Guthrie Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Stratford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Story County
- Zenorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Lanyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Gowrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harcourt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palm Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Slifer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Callender
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Burnside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Lehigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moorland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Otho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Border Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Pit, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Pit.
Cemeteries Near Gravel Pit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Pit.
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 Gravel Pit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Pit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Grand Junction Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Golgotha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Headly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Renner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Gravel Pit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gravel Pit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Pit, with the one closest to Gravel Pit listed first.
- Grand Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Farlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Rippey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Lena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Boxholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churdan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Berkley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scranton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Angus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angus is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Pit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Pit.
Newspapers Published in Gravel Pit ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Pit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Pit, 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 Gravel Pit.
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 Gravel Pit:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Dallas County
- Guthrie County
- Hamilton County
- Story County
- Webster 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 Gravel Pit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Gravel Pit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |