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 Harcourt (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 Harcourt. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Harcourt is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Boone, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Harcourt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harcourt:
- Webster County (The home county of Harcourt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Lanyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Palm Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Kalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Otho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Border Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Slifer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Boxholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Fraser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moingona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Mackey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Berkley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Jordan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Luther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Farnhamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Somers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Rinard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Knierim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Lohrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Wightman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Rockwell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Lanesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Ralston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Bouton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Paton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Grand Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Churdan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Farlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rippey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Cooper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Jamaica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Stratford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanhope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Webster City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kamrar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
- Randall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blairsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Pioneer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Thor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Zenorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Story City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Woolstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Eagle Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harcourt, see our County-by-County Page for Harcourt.
Cemeteries Near Harcourt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harcourt.
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 Harcourt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harcourt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lost Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Gowrie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95348 <3>
- Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Low Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Our Saviour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Bethel Owen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Callender Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harcourt had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harcourt had a population of 278 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harcourt, with the one closest to Harcourt listed first.
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Paton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boxholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Pilot Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Border Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Kalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Otho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farnhamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Stratford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harcourt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harcourt.
Newspapers Published in Harcourt ...
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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harcourt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harcourt, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harcourt.
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 helpful 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 Harcourt:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Guthrie County
- Hamilton County
- Humboldt County
- Story County
- Wright 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Harcourt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Harcourt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |