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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 Haley (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 Haley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Haley is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Audubon, Carroll, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby & Woodbury.

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Haley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Dow City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Arion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Kenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Buck Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Charter Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Denison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Astor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Astor is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
    • Ricketts
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Manilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Deloit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Fiscus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
    • Gray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Manning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Halbur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Dunlap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pisgah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Logan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Logan is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • Persia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Persia is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Magnolia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Orson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Orson is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
    • Little Sioux
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Yorkshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Mondamin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Missouri Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Modale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Battle Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ida Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Monona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Soldier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ute
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ute is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <1>
    • Moorhead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Castana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Blencoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Blencoe is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Rodney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rodney is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Onawa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Pottawattamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
    • Minden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <1>
  • Sac County
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Herring is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Earling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Defiance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Panama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Westphalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Portsmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Irwin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Harlan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Botna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Botna is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
    • Tennant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Tennant is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Corley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Corley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Shelby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
    • Danbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Smithland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Haley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haley.

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 Haley - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dow City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gallands Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grove Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • LDS Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Crawford County Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Buck Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find Haley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haley.

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

  • Dow City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunlap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Manteno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Manteno is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Arion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arion is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Kenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Buck Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Charter Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Defiance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Defiance is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Denison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ute is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <1>
  • Soldier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Panama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodbine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Westphalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people

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

Newspapers Published in Haley ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Haley:

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 Haley, 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 from Point A (ie- Haley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.