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 Lenox (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 Lenox. 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.
Lenox is primarily located in Taylor County. A portion of Lenox extends into Adams 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 Taylor County: Adams, Page, Ringgold, Nodaway (MO) & Worth (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Lenox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lenox:
- Taylor County (The home county of Lenox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Gravity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Ladoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Guss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Athelstan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Siam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Orient
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Fontanelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Iveyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Carl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Carbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Nodaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Williamson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Mount Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Dewey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Massena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke County
- Hopeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Madison County
- Macksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Villisca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Sciola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Tenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Stanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Hawleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Hepburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Clarinda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shambaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Ringgold County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Diagonal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Maloy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Delphos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Tingley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Ayr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ellston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Beaconsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Kellerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Shannon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Arispe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Nodaway County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Hopkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaynor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Worth County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Irena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lenox, see our County-by-County Page for Lenox.
Cemeteries Near Lenox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lenox.
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 Lenox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lenox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- West Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview Cemetery
- The West Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- East Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairview Cemetery
- The North Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Fairview Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tando - Winslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stringtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clearfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tindle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Bruening Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grove Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lenox had a population of 706 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lenox had a population of 1,386 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lenox, with the one closest to Lenox listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holt is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Diagonal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Iveyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Guss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lenox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lenox.
Newspapers Published in Lenox ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lenox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lenox, 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 Lenox.
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 helpful 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 Lenox:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Clarke County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Ringgold County
- Union County
- Nodaway County
- Worth 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lenox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lenox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |