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 Lincolnway Village (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 Lincolnway Village. 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.
Name Variations for Lincolnway Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lincolnway Village: Lincolnway Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Lincolnway Village is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson & Jones.
Below are the counties that are near Lincolnway Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincolnway Village:
- Linn County (The home county of Lincolnway Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Cedar Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grand View Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Western
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Cedar Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Ely
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bertram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Louisa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Hiawatha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Blairstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Van Horne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Luzerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Spencers Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buchanan County
- Hamerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Mechanicsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- West Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cedar Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Stanwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Downey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Ehler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Robinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Amana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Amana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Amana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- South Amana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Conroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Ladora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Shueyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Swisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cou Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Solon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coralville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Cosgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Iowa City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Martelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stone City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Morley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Anamosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Amber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Argand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Langworthy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Kalona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincolnway Village, see our County-by-County Page for Lincolnway Village.
Cemeteries Near Lincolnway Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincolnway Village.
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 Lincolnway Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lincolnway Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Czech National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moslem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Linwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Western Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Western Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Western.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96650 <3>
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. George Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Syrian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Truhlar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Buresh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shueyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Lincolnway Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincolnway Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincolnway Village, with the one closest to Lincolnway Village listed first.
- East Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Cedar Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shueyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Ely
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bertram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Louisa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Solon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Toddville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lincolnway Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincolnway Village.
Newspapers Published in Lincolnway Village ...
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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincolnway Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincolnway Village, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincolnway Village.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lincolnway Village:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Buchanan County
- Cedar County
- Delaware County
- Iowa County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Washington 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lincolnway Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Lincolnway Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |