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 Hiawatha (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 Hiawatha. 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 doctors and 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.
Hiawatha is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson & Jones.
Below are the counties that are near Hiawatha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiawatha:
- Linn County (The home county of Hiawatha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Sunset Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Louisa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Robins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Toddville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Cedar Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Palo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Squaw Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
- Alburnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Newhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Van Horne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Blairstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Mount Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Hamerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Monti
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Rowley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quasqueton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Winthrop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Shady Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Doris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Cedar Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Stanwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Ehler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Robinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Ryan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Masonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Hopkinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Amana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Amana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Amana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- South Amana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Shueyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Swisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cou Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Solon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coralville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- University Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Cosgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Martelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Stone City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Anamosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Argand
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Langworthy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Amber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Olin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiawatha, see our County-by-County Page for Hiawatha.
Cemeteries Near Hiawatha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiawatha.
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 Hiawatha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiawatha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Memorial Cemetery
- Cedar Park Memorial Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakshade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. George Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Syrian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oliphant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Hiawatha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hiawatha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiawatha, with the one closest to Hiawatha listed first.
- Louisa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Toddville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Cedar Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Palo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bertram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paralta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hiawatha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiawatha.
Newspapers Published in Hiawatha ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiawatha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hiawatha, 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 Hiawatha.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hiawatha:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Buchanan County
- Cedar County
- Delaware County
- Iowa County
- Johnson County
- Jones 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 Hiawatha, 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 from Point A (ie- Hiawatha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |