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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 Hard Scratch (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 Hard Scratch. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Hard Scratch is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Burt (NE) & Washington (NE).

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

  • Harrison County     (The home county of Hard Scratch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hard Scratch, with the one closest to Hard Scratch listed first.
    • Logan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • Persia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Woodbine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <1>
    • Magnolia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Yorkshire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
    • Missouri Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
      • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <1>
    • California Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
      • California Junction is located in Harrison County
    • Modale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modale
      • Modale is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modale <1>
    • Dunlap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <1>
    • Mondamin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Orson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
      • Orson is located in Harrison County
    • Pisgah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <1>
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hard Scratch, with the one closest to Hard Scratch listed first.
    • Dow City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City
      • Dow City is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow City <1>
    • Arion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Bell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Crawford County
    • Buck Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Kenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
  • Monona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hard Scratch, with the one closest to Hard Scratch listed first.
    • Moorhead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
      • Moorhead is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <1>
    • Soldier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Blencoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
      • Blencoe is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Ute
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
      • Ute is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <1>
  • Pottawattamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hard Scratch, with the one closest to Hard Scratch listed first.
    • Pigeon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Neola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <1>
    • Loveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Minden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <1>
    • Honey Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Underwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Crescent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <1>
    • McClelland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
      • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <1>
    • Avoca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • Chautauqua
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Hancock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hard Scratch, with the one closest to Hard Scratch listed first.
    • Portsmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tennant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Tennant is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Panama
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <1>
    • Shelby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
    • Earling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Westphalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Corley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Shelby County
    • Harlan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kirkman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
      • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Defiance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Irwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
  • Burt County (NE)
    • Tekamah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hard Scratch, with the one closest to Hard Scratch listed first.
    • Home Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
      • Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Irvington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Bennington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <1>
    • Omaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
      • Omaha has also been known as:
      • Omaha City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
  • Washington County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hard Scratch, with the one closest to Hard Scratch listed first.
    • De Soto ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
      • De Soto has also been known as:
      • DeSoto
    • Fort Calhoun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
    • Herman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Washington County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <1>
    • Kennard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Washington County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <1>
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Washington County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Hard Scratch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hard Scratch.

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 Hard Scratch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Logan.
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel - Knauss Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94244 <5>
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGavern Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGavern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGavern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Logan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mefferd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mefferd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mefferd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cowan - Pardee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowan - Pardee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowan - Pardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Silver Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Hill 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.<6>

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

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

  • Logan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
  • Beebeetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
    • Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
  • Union Burg ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Burg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
    • Union Burg is located in Harrison County
  • Persia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Persia is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Woodbine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <1>
  • Yorkshire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Missouri Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
    • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <1>
  • Portsmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pigeon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Loveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Neola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
    • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <1>
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    • Minden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <1>
    • Honey Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Panama
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Hard Scratch ...

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 323 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hard Scratch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hard Scratch, 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 Hard Scratch.

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 Hard Scratch:

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hard Scratch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hard Scratch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6133, Longitude: -95.7142       In this case, the coordinates for Hard Scratch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Hard Scratch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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