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 Hayesville (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 Hayesville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Hayesville is located in Keokuk 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 Keokuk County: Iowa, Jefferson, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Wapello & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Hayesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayesville:
- Keokuk County (The home county of Hayesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Sigourney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Hedrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Ollie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- What Cheer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Thornburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Coal Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Floris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Chequest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Ambrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- North English
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Parnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Pekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Linby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Packwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Maharishi Vedic City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Batavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Perlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Johnson County
- Amish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Exeelsior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Wright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Keomah Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- University Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Barnes City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oskaloosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Givin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Monroe County
- Avery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Tilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Douds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Competine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Highland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Dahlonega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Kirkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Keb ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Agency
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Chillicothe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Ottumwa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Dudley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Eddyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Rubio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Nira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- West Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wellman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coppock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayesville, see our County-by-County Page for Hayesville.
Cemeteries Near Hayesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayesville.
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 Hayesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pennington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Sigourney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95783 <3>
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skinner - McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kensler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rayburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Orsdall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trueblood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sigourney East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Akerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Akerman Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akerman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Akerman Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Hedrick.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94141 <3>
- Abel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hayesville had a population of 41 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hayesville had a population of 48 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayesville, with the one closest to Hayesville listed first.
- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Sigourney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Hedrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Pekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Ioka ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ioka is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
- Ollie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Atwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Tioga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Competine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- What Cheer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayesville.
Newspapers Published in Hayesville ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayesville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayesville.
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 Hayesville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Keokuk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Iowa County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Mahaska County
- Monroe County
- Poweshiek County
- Van Buren County
- Wapello County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hayesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |