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 Illinois Grove (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 Illinois Grove. 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 Illinois Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Illinois Grove: Illinois Grv.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Illinois Grove is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Grundy, Hardin, Jasper, Poweshiek, Story & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Illinois Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Illinois Grove:
- Marshall County (The home county of Illinois Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Clemons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Liscomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- State Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Luray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Melbourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rhodes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Marshalltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Mackey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Butler County
- Austinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Popejoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Faulkner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Conrad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beaman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Wellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Fern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Randall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Kamrar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hubbard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Whitten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Eldora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radcliffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Owasa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Steamboat Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Eagle City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Clyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Mingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Polk County
- Loring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Zearing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Colo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fernald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Roland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Nevada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Story City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Collins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Iowa Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Shipley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Maxwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ames
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Gladbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Garwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Montour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Illinois Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Illinois Grove.
Cemeteries Near Illinois Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Illinois Grove.
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 Illinois Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Illinois Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Illinois Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zearing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Hearts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bevins Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clemons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hadley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Idaho Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Illinois Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Illinois Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Illinois Grove, with the one closest to Illinois Grove listed first.
- Zearing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Anthony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Clemons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Bromley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bromley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Lawn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- McCallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Hubbard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moningers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moningers is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
- Liscomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Secor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Illinois Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Illinois Grove.
Newspapers Published in Illinois Grove ...
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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Illinois Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Illinois Grove, 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 Illinois Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Illinois Grove:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Butler County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Polk County
- Story County
- Tama 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 Illinois Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Illinois Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |