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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 Kalona (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 Kalona. 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 and doctors 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.

Kalona is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk & Louisa.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Kalona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Riverside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wellman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <1>
    • West Chester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
      • West Chester is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Nira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
      • Nira is located in Washington County
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ainsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
      • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <1>
    • Havre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
      • Havre is located in Washington County
    • Crawfordsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Coppock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Rubio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Rubio is located in Washington County
  • Benton County
    • Norway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Downey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
      • Downey is located in Cedar County
    • Centerdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
      • Centerdale is located in Cedar County
    • West Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Springdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Cedar County
    • Cedar Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
    • Cedar Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
    • Buchanan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Cedar County
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Cedar County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Wayland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <1>
    • Olds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
      • Olds is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Swedesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
      • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
    • Winfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Parnell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <1>
    • North English
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <1>
    • Conroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
      • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • Amana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle Amana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • South Amana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amana
      • South Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Amana <1>
    • Millersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • West Amana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
      • West Amana is located in Iowa County
    • Marengo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <1>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Pleasant Plain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Perlee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
      • Perlee is located in Jefferson County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Frytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
      • Frytown is located in Johnson County
    • Amish
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
      • Amish is located in Johnson County
    • Williamstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
    • Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Johnson County
    • Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <1>
    • River Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Johnson County
    • Cosgrove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
      • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
    • University Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
      • University Heights is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Lone Tree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <1>
    • Iowa City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Coralville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
      • Coralville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <1>
    • Oakdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Johnson County
  • Keokuk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Kinross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
      • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Keota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Talleyrand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
    • South English
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
      • South English is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Webster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
    • Keswick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ollie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Sigourney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
      • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <1>
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Western
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
      • Western is located in Linn County
    • Ely
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
      • Ely is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <1>
    • Walford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
      • Walford is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
    • Fairfax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
    • Lincolnway Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
      • Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Gladwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
      • Gladwin is located in Louisa County
    • Cotter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
      • Cotter is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Columbus Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
      • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <1>
    • Columbus City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
      • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Fredonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Wyman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Louisa County
    • Letts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Muscatine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kalona, with the one closest to Kalona listed first.
    • Conesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
      • Conesville is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Nichols
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • West Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <1>
    • Atalissa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Kalona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kalona.

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 Kalona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sharon Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gingerich Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gingerich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gingerich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snider Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snider Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middleburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peter Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • East Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brenneman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Gingerich Sharon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (384 more) ...
    • Haven Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hochstetler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hochstetler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hochstetler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Vincent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Kalona had a population of 211 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kalona had a population of 2,560 people.

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

  • Richmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Washington County
  • Amish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
    • Amish is located in Johnson County
  • Wellman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <1>
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sharon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
    • Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Washington County
  • Windham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Windham is located in Johnson County
  • Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
    • Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
  • River Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • River Junction is located in Johnson County
  • Green Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
    • Green Center is located in Iowa County
  • Cosgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
    • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
  • Nira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
    • Nira is located in Washington County
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    • West Chester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
      • West Chester is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Holbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Iowa County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kalona ...

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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kalona.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kalona. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kalona and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kalona.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Kalona.

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 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 Kalona:

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

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

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 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.
<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>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.
<5>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- Kalona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kalona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4873, Longitude: -91.7017       In this case, the coordinates for Kalona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Kalona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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