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 Huxley (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 Huxley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Huxley is located in Story 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 Story County: Boone, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Huxley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huxley:
- Story County (The home county of Huxley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Midvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kelley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shipley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Ames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iowa Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fernald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Boone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moingona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Mackey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fraser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Pilot Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- High Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Woodward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bouton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dallas Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Minburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Waukee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Adel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panther
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Randall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Ellsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
- Stanhope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Stratford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Radcliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Clyde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Mingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Green Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Oswalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Ira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Baxter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Prairie City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Vandalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Lambs Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Rhodes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- State Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Melbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Anthony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Clemons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- State Center Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- LaMoille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Alleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Sheldahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Elkhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polk City Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Loring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Polk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ankeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Carney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Herrold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrold is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
- Johnston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saylorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Bondurant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Lakewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Orillia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Cumming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huxley, see our County-by-County Page for Huxley.
Cemeteries Near Huxley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huxley.
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 Huxley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huxley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Ballard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fjelberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Slater.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221299 <2>
- Slater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sheldahl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96327 <2>
- Willie Coons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Slater.
- The Sheldahl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheldahl Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <2>
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Huxley had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Huxley had a population of 4,270 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huxley, with the one closest to Huxley listed first.
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sheldahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Kelley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Polk City Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Elkhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crocker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Ankeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- High Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huxley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huxley.
Newspapers Published in Huxley ...
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 250 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huxley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huxley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huxley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Huxley:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Story County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Dallas County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Marshall County
- Polk County
- Warren 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> | 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- Huxley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Huxley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |