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 Imogene (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 Imogene. 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.
Imogene is located in Fremont 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 Fremont County: Mills, Page, Atchison (MO), Cass (NE) & Otoe (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Imogene. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Imogene:
- Fremont County (The home county of Imogene)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Farragut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tabor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- High Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- McPaul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Payne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Nodaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Strand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Cass County
- Griswold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Emerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hastings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Folsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Coburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Sciola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Coin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Northboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Hepburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Clarinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- College Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Shambaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Treynor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Guss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Farmers City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Westboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Tarkio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nodaway County (MO)
- Elmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Rock Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Plattsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Murray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mynard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nehawka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Otoe County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Nebraska City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Sarpy County (NE)
- La Platte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Imogene, see our County-by-County Page for Imogene.
Cemeteries Near Imogene ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Imogene.
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 Imogene - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Imogene covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- David Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wagner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chamber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shenandoah Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95985 <2>
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Essex Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hadden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Imogene had a population of 279 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Imogene had a population of 67 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Solomon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Solomon is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Strahan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strahan is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Shenandoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- White Cloud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Cloud is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Hawthorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Emerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hastings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Farragut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Imogene. See our List of 1890's Communities around Imogene.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Imogene ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Imogene.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Imogene. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Imogene and those printed in the larger area surrounding Imogene.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Imogene.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Imogene:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Fremont County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Atchison County
- Nodaway County
- Cass County
- Otoe County
- Sarpy 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 Imogene, 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 from Point A (ie- Imogene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |