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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 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 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
      • Lanyon is located in Webster County
    • Palm Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
      • Palm Grove is located in Webster County
    • Dayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gowrie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
      • Gowrie is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <1>
    • Burnside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Webster County
    • Lehigh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Callender
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
      • Callender is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Kalo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
      • Kalo is located in Webster County
    • Otho
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
      • Otho is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <1>
    • Border Plains
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
      • Border Plains is located in Webster County
    • Slifer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
      • Slifer is located in Webster County
    • Coalville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
      • Coalville is located in Webster County
    • Evanston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
      • Evanston is located in Webster County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxholm
      • Boxholm is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boxholm <1>
    • Pilot Mound
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
      • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Fraser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Fraser is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Beaver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Boone County
    • Ogden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
    • Boone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moingona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
    • Mackey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mackey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
      • Mackey is located in Boone County
    • Berkley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Jordan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone County
    • Luther
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
      • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Somers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Rinard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Knierim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knierim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
      • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
    • Wightman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wightman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
    • Rockwell City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Manson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Manson is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <1>
    • Twin Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Lake City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sherwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Ralston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <1>
    • Dawson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Grand Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
      • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <1>
    • Churdan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
      • Churdan is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Farlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
    • Jefferson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <1>
    • Rippey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Cooper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
    • Scranton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <1>
    • Stanhope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Webster City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
      • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <1>
    • Kamrar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Randall is located in Hamilton County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
      • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Thor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
      • Thor is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
      • Zenorsville is located in Story County
    • Gilbert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ontario
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in Story County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
      • Woolstock is located in Wright County
      • 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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 the Lost Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gowrie Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paton Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paton Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Renner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Low Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Low Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Low Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Saviour Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Bethel Owen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Owen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Callender Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callender Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
    • Gowrie is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <1>
  • Lena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Webster County
  • Burnside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Webster County
  • Paton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Boxholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxholm
    • Boxholm is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boxholm <1>
  • Lehigh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Callender
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
    • Callender is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Pilot Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
    • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Dana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Dana is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Border Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
    • Border Plains is located in Webster County
  • Kalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
    • Kalo is located in Webster County
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    • Otho
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
      • Otho is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <1>
    • Farnhamville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
      • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Stratford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <1>

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]<5>. 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 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 Harcourt:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harcourt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<5>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- Harcourt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harcourt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2631, Longitude: -94.1756       In this case, the coordinates for Harcourt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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