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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Kemling. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kemling to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kemling, 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 Kemling (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 Kemling. 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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Kemling is historic, it would have been located within present day Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County: Cass, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby, Douglas (NE), Sarpy (NE) & Washington (NE).

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

  • Pottawattamie County     (The home county of Kemling)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kemling, with the one closest to Kemling listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Carson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <2>
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <2>
    • Hancock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Treynor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <2>
    • Avoca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Walnut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
    • McClelland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dumfries
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Minden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <2>
    • Underwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Neola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <2>
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kemling, with the one closest to Kemling listed first.
    • Strand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Strand is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
    • Lincoln Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
    • Carbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Carbon is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Nodaway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nodaway is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Quincy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Quincy is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Mount Etna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
    • Brooks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooks is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Corning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kemling, with the one closest to Kemling listed first.
    • Griswold
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lyman is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Atlantic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumberland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cumberland is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Grove City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Grove City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Sycamore Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
    • Norway Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Norway Center is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
    • Wiota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dewey is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Massena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kemling, with the one closest to Kemling listed first.
    • Imogene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Randolph is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Tabor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Anderson is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Harrison County
    • Yorkshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kemling, with the one closest to Kemling listed first.
    • Henderson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Emerson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hastings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hastings is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Malvern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Clark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clark is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Mineola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mills is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
    • Folsom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Folsom is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Pacific City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Pacific Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hentons ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hentons is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kemling, with the one closest to Kemling listed first.
    • Elliott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Red Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Grant is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Stanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Sciola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sciola is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
    • Tenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Tenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
    • Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
    • Villisca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kemling, with the one closest to Kemling listed first.
    • Nyman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Nyman is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
    • Essex
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hepburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hepburn is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Shenandoah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tarkio City is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
    • Yorktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Yorktown is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kemling, with the one closest to Kemling listed first.
    • Shelby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Corley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Corley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Tennant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tennant is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people

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

Cemeteries Near Kemling ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kemling.

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

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

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

While we didn't find Kemling in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kemling.

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

  • Wales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wales is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
  • Stennett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stennett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
  • Elliott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Macedonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Henderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Griswold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <2>
  • Red Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hawthorne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <2>
  • Emerson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hastings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hastings is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Taylor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Stanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Kemling ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kemling.

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

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 Kemling:

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