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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 Jerome (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 Jerome. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Jerome is located in Appanoose 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 Appanoose County: Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne, Putnam (MO) & Schuyler (MO).

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

  • Appanoose County     (The home county of Jerome)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
    • Plano
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Numa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brazil
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mystic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Clarkdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cincinnati
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rathbun
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Darbyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Exline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Exline is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Iconium
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Davis County
  • Decatur County
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
    • Zero
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Russell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chariton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Olmitz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Olmitz is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
    • Derby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Derby is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Williamson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
  • Wapello County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
    • Seymour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Promise City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Genoa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Confidence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Corydon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Millerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Millerton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Allerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hodge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hodge is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
    • Clio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Humeston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lineville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lineville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Mercer County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
    • South Lineville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Mercer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
    • Pearl City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Mendota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint John
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Powersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lucerne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Livonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Worthington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuyler County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
    • Coatsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
    • Glenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Julesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lancaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jerome, with the one closest to Jerome listed first.
    • Pennville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pollock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Newtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boynton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Jerome ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jerome.

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 Jerome - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 in 1895, Jerome had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Plano
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Numa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garfield is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Brazil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Diamond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Seymour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mystic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Promise City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Walnut City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cincinnati
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forbush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Forbush is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Genoa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Exline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Exline is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Bridgeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeport is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport

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

Newspapers Published in Jerome ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerome.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jerome, 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 Jerome.

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 helpful 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 Jerome:

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 Jerome, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jerome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.