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 Hawthorne (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 Hawthorne. 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 southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hawthorne is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Hawthorne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawthorne:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Hawthorne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Sciola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Villisca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Nodaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Strand
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Brooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Iveyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Griswold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Imogene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Tabor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Farragut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- McPaul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- High Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Percival
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Emerson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Mineola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Folsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Nyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Essex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Hepburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Clarinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hawleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Northboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- College Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Shambaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Treynor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- McClelland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Guss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Rock Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Plattsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mynard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawthorne, see our County-by-County Page for Hawthorne.
Cemeteries Near Hawthorne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawthorne.
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 Hawthorne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawthorne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- David Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hewitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- South Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- L Laire Property Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gomer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hawthorne had a population of 97 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawthorne, with the one closest to Hawthorne listed first.
- Emerson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Solomon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Solomon is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Strahan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strahan is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
- Imogene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stennett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stennett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
- White Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Cloud is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Nyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Essex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawthorne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawthorne.
Newspapers Published in Hawthorne ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawthorne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawthorne, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawthorne.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hawthorne:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Cass 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hawthorne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hawthorne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |