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 Lawn Hill (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 Lawn Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lawn Hill is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Marshall, Story & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Lawn Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawn Hill:
- Hardin County (The home county of Lawn Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- New Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Gifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eldora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Owasa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Steamboat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Eagle City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Buckeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- Austinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Aplington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sinclair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Parkersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kesley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- Faulkner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reeve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- Wellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conrad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Grundy Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Fern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Morrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Reinbeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Randall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
- Blairsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Kamrar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- Bangor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Liscomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Clemons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Saint Anthony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- State Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Malta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Green Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Luray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Marshalltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- Zearing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Fernald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Colo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Story City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Iowa Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Shipley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Ames
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- Gladbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Garwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Wright County
- Dows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawn Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Lawn Hill.
Cemeteries Near Lawn Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawn Hill.
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 Lawn Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawn Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- New Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eldora Training School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Francisco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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, Lawn Hill had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawn Hill, with the one closest to Lawn Hill listed first.
- New Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Gifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Secor ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Eldora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hughs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Owasa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Bangor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Steamboat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zearing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Liscomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Saint Anthony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Clemons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawn Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawn Hill.
Newspapers Published in Lawn Hill ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawn Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawn Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawn Hill.
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 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 Lawn Hill:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marshall County
- Story County
- Tama County
- Wright 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 Lawn Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawn Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |