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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 Jerico (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 Jerico. 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.

Jerico is located in Chickasaw County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chickasaw County: Bremer, Butler, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell & Winneshiek.

Below are the counties that are near Jerico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jerico:

  • Chickasaw County     (The home county of Jerico)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Alta Vista
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
    • New Hampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lawler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <2>
    • North Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deerfield
      • From Jerico to Deerfield
    • Ionia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredericksburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
    • Bassett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chickasaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Republic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bremer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Frederika
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederika have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Seigel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seigel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
      • Seigel is located in Bremer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seigel
      • From Jerico to Seigel
    • Sumner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tripoli
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
      • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <2>
    • Horton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
    • Bremer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Waucoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Lucas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawkeye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hawkeye
      • From Jerico to Hawkeye
    • Donnan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Donnan
      • From Jerico to Donnan
    • West Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
    • Randalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Colwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwell
      • Colwell is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwell <2>
    • Carrville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Charles City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Floyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Oakwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard County
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • New Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Mitchell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Haven
      • From Jerico to New Haven
    • McIntire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Little Cedar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
      • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
    • Meyer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Osage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Winneshiek County
  • Fillmore County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.
    • Granger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Granger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Granger
      • From Jerico to Granger
    • York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to York
      • From Jerico to York
    • Harmony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmony
      • From Jerico to Harmony
    • Etna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Ostrander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mower County (MN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jerico, see our County-by-County Page for Jerico.

Cemeteries Near Jerico ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jerico.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jerico covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.

  • Sargeant Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargeant Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sargeant Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerico Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yankee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saude Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saude Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saude Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eggleston Farm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eggleston Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eggleston Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (242 more) ...
    • North Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jerico had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jerico, with the one closest to Jerico listed first.

  • Lourdes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lourdes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
    • Lourdes is located in Howard County
  • Saude
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saude have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
    • Saude is located in Chickasaw County
  • Devon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
    • Devon is located in Chickasaw County
  • Alta Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
    • Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
  • Little Turkey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
    • Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
  • Protivin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • North Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lawler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
    • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <2>
  • Elma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
  • Navan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Navan
    • From Jerico to Navan
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Deerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deerfield
      • From Jerico to Deerfield
    • Jackson Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
      • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Davis Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jerico. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jerico.

Newspapers Published in Jerico ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerico.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jerico, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jerico.

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 Jerico:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jerico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chickasaw County: www.chickasawcoia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Jerico) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jerico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1843, Longitude: -92.2592       In this case, the coordinates for Jerico have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Jerico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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