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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Harlan Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harlan Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harlan Junction, please Contact Us.
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 Harlan Junction (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 Harlan Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Harlan Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Harlan Junction: Harlan Jct. (or less commonly used: Harlan Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Harlan Junction is historic, it would have been located within present day Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County: Cass, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby, Douglas (NE), Sarpy (NE) & Washington (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Harlan Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harlan Junction:
- Pottawattamie County (The home county of Harlan Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Avoca
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Underwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McClelland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Treynor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Audubon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Kimballton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Brayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Exira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Audubon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Marne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atlantic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Lewis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Wiota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Norway Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Astor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Manilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Aspinwall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Dow City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Yorkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Missouri Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mineola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Montgomery County
- Elliott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Tennant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Harlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Kirkman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Panama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Horn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Irwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Defiance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Botna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harlan Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Harlan Junction.
Cemeteries Near Harlan Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harlan Junction.
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 Harlan Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harlan Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Olson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Altamont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Minden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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.
Harlan Junction itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harlan Junction, with the one closest to Harlan Junction listed first.
- Avoca
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- York Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harlan Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harlan Junction.
Newspapers Published in Harlan Junction ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlan Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harlan Junction, 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 Harlan Junction.
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 Harlan Junction:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audubon County
- Cass County
- Crawford County
- Harrison County
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Harlan Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Harlan Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |