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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 Lanscaster (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 Lanscaster. 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.

Lanscaster is located in Keokuk 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 Keokuk County: Iowa, Jefferson, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Wapello & Washington.

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

  • Keokuk County     (The home county of Lanscaster)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Sigourney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hayesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Ollie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Harper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Martinsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Delta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Talleyrand
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
    • Richland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hedrick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
      • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Webster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Keswick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Keota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Floris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Carbon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Davis County
  • Henry County
    • Wayland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • North English
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Millersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Parnell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Pekin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
    • Linby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
      • Linby is located in Jefferson County
    • Packwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
      • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Abingdon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
      • Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
    • Maharishi Vedic City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
      • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
    • Perlee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Pleasant Plain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Batavia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Libertyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Lockridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
      • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <2>
    • Glasgow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Amish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
      • Amish is located in Johnson County
    • Frytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
      • Frytown is located in Johnson County
    • Williamstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Johnson County
  • Mahaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Fremont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Indianapolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
      • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
    • Exeelsior
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exeelsior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
      • Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
    • Wright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Mahaska County
    • Cedar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Mahaska County
    • Keomah Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
      • Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Barnes City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • University Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Union Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
    • Oskaloosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Beacon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Poweshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Tilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
    • Deep River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Guernsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
      • Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <2>
    • Montezuma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <2>
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Selma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Van Buren County
    • Birmingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Douds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
      • Douds is located in Van Buren County
    • Leando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
      • Leando is located in Van Buren County
  • Wapello County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Competine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County
    • Highland Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
      • Highland Center is located in Wapello County
    • Dahlonega
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
      • Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
    • Kirkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Agency
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <2>
    • East Ottumwa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Ottumwa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
      • East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
    • Ottumwa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cliffland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
      • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
    • Chillicothe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
      • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Eldon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wapello County
    • Eddyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanscaster, with the one closest to Lanscaster listed first.
    • Rubio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Rubio is located in Washington County
    • Nira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • West Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Brighton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wellman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Coppock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Washington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Havre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Kalona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
      • Kalona is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Lanscaster ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanscaster.

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

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

  • East Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trueblood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trueblood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trueblood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doggett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doggett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Orsdall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pennington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pennington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the north of Sigourney.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95783 <4>
  • Brater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garibaldi Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garibaldi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garibaldi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinner - McConnell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner - McConnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner - McConnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sigourney East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sigourney East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sigourney East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stoermer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoermer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoermer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • County Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

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

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

  • Nugent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nugent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
    • Nugent is located in Keokuk County
  • Sigourney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hayesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Ioka ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ioka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
    • Ioka is located in Keokuk County
  • Ollie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Ollie is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Pekin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
  • Martinsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Harper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Hedrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
    • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Packwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
    • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Richland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Talleyrand
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
    • Competine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County
    • Webster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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

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

Newspapers Published in Lanscaster ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanscaster.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanscaster, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lanscaster.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lanscaster:

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

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>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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lanscaster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lanscaster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2756, Longitude: -92.1649       In this case, the coordinates for Lanscaster 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 Lanscaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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