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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Icarid. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Icarid to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Icarid, 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 Icarid (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 Icarid. 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 Icarid ...
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.
Icarid has also been known as: Icarian Colony.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Icarid is historic, it would have been located within present day Adams 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 Adams County: Adair, Cass, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Taylor & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Icarid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Icarid:
- Adams County (The home county of Icarid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Corning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Carl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Iveyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Nodaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lincoln Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orient
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Dewey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Massena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Lyman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Norway Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Griswold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wiota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Madison County
- Macksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Sciola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Tenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Villisca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Stanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elliott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Hawleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Hepburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Clarinda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nyman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Shambaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Ringgold County
- The following are listed by their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Diagonal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Maloy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Tingley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delphos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Mount Ayr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Lenox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Guss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Gravity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Clearfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ladoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Siam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Blockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Athelstan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Shannon City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arispe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Afton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Icarid, see our County-by-County Page for Icarid.
Cemeteries Near Icarid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Icarid.
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 Icarid - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Icarid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Icarian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Queen City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Queen City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Evergreen Cemetery
- The Prescott Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- New Prescott Cemetery
- Prescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94717 <3>
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Old Quincy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the north of Corning.
- The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94799 <3>
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.
While we didn't find Icarid in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Icarid.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Icarid, with the one closest to Icarid listed first.
- Corning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Holt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Iveyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Carl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Lenox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Strand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Guss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Icarid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Icarid.
Newspapers Published in Icarid ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Icarid.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Icarid, 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 Icarid.
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 Icarid:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cass County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Ringgold County
- Taylor County
- Union 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 Icarid, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Icarid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |