Our Genealogy Helper
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 La Crew (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 La Crew. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
La Crew is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Des Moines, Henry, Van Buren, Hancock (IL), Henderson (IL) & Clark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near La Crew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Crew:
- Lee County (The home county of La Crew)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Mount Hamill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Houghton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pilot Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Primrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Donnellson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Des Moines County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- West Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Kline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Yarmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Sperry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Mediapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Oakland Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Mount Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Swedesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Olds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Lockridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Perlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Louisa County
- Morning Sun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonaparte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Keosauqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kilbourn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Cantril
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Douds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Washington County
- Coppock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Nauvoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Niota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoosuc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Powellton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Dallas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colusa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ferris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Elvaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Gulf Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Lomax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <1>
- Carman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Anson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Peaksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Acasto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Revere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Saint Francisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Clark City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Kahoka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Medill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Wayland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Arbela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Crew, see our County-by-County Page for La Crew.
Cemeteries Near La Crew ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Crew.
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 La Crew - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Crew covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clay Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCulloch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (495 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, La Crew had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Crew, with the one closest to La Crew listed first.
- Mount Hamill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Houghton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pilot Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Primrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Donnellson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bonaparte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Crew. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Crew.
Newspapers Published in La Crew ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Crew.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Crew, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Crew.
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 La Crew:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Louisa County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Clark County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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> | 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 La Crew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- La Crew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |