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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 Guthrie Center (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 Guthrie Center. 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.

Name Variations for Guthrie Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Guthrie Center: Guthrie Ctr. (or less commonly used: Guthrie Cen., Guthrie Cent. or Guthrie Cntr.)

You might see Guthrie Centre instead of Guthrie Center.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 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.

Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County and is the County Seat.

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 Guthrie County: Adair, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Dallas, Greene & Madison.

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

  • Guthrie County     (The home county of Guthrie Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Panora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Glendon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Yale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Yale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Dale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Casey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Menlo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
    • Bagley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Bayard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Herndon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Adair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamaica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Arbor Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fontanelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Stanzel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Exira
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hamlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Audubon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Brayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimballton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Fiscus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Berkley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Beaver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaver is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Coon Rapids
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dedham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ralston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Willey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Glidden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Templeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Roselle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Roselle is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Anita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Norway Center is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Linden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Redfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wiscotta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
    • Dexter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Panther
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Perry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Adel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
    • Minburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Dallas Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • DeSoto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bouton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Cooper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Scranton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rippey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Jefferson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Farlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
    • Grand Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guthrie Center, with the one closest to Guthrie Center listed first.
    • Earlham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitzer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Webster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Webster is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Shelby County
    • Elk Horn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Guthrie Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guthrie Center.

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 Guthrie Center - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guthrie Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Valley Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Victory Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Monteith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Monteith Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vandevanter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Order Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dalmanutha Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Moffit Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Glendon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Ocker 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Guthrie Center had a population of 1,037 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Guthrie Center had a population of 1,487 people.

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

  • Monteith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Monteith is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
  • Fanslers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fanslers is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanslers
  • Wichita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wichita is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Glendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
  • Panora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Yale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yale is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • North Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • Casey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Menlo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Linden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Linden is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bagley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Herndon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Adair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Guthrie Center ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guthrie Center.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Guthrie Center. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Guthrie Center and those printed in the larger area surrounding Guthrie Center.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Guthrie Center.

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 Guthrie Center:

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>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 Guthrie Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Guthrie Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.