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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Indiantown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Indiantown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Indiantown, 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 Indiantown (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 Indiantown. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Indiantown is historic, it would have been located within present day Cass 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 Cass County: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Guthrie, Montgomery, Pottawattamie & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Indiantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indiantown:
- Cass County (The home county of Indiantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Lewis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Griswold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Lyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Marne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Norway Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Wiota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Massena
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Anita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fontanelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Lincoln Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Strand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Carbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Mount Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Carl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Brooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Nodaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Corning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Williamson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Audubon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Brayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kimballton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Exira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Audubon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fiscus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Guthrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Adair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Yorkshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Persia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Elliott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Sciola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Red Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Stanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Page County
- Nyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Minden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Treynor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Neola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McClelland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Underwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Elk Horn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Corley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Shelby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Kirkman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indiantown, see our County-by-County Page for Indiantown.
Cemeteries Near Indiantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indiantown.
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 Indiantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indiantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whipple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southlawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Noble Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Cemetery
- The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atlantic Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Waveland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weirich Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Indiantown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indiantown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
- Lewis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Griswold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Marne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elliott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Wiota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Lorah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lorah is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stennett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stennett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indiantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indiantown.
Newspapers Published in Indiantown ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indiantown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indiantown, 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 Indiantown.
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 websites either 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 Indiantown:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Adams County
- Audubon County
- Guthrie County
- Harrison County
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Shelby 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 Indiantown, 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 from Point A (ie- Indiantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |