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 Marsh (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 Marsh. 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.
Marsh is located in Louisa 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 Louisa County: Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Muscatine, Washington, Mercer (IL) & Rock Island (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Marsh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marsh:
- Louisa County (The home county of Marsh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Morning Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Columbus City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Wapello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Elrick Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Columbus Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Grandview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Cotter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Letts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gladwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Des Moines County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mediapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Kline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Sperry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- West Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Mount Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Swedesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Westwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Lockridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pleasant Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Perlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Lone Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- River Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Denmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- South Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Pilot Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Houghton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Sawyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wever
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hamill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Big Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Conesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fruitland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Nichols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Muscatine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County
- Stockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Crawfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ainsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Havre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Coppock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Milroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Oquawka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Gladstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Carman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Olena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Keithsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mannon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Eliza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Petersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <1>
- Seaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Island County (IL)
- Buffalo Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marsh, see our County-by-County Page for Marsh.
Cemeteries Near Marsh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marsh.
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 Marsh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marsh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield Scott Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sheridan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morning Sun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cairo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hochreider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- Spring Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slaughter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Marsh had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marsh, with the one closest to Marsh listed first.
- Mount Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morning Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Wyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wapello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Bard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Columbus City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Olds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Swedesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Mediapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marsh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marsh.
Newspapers Published in Marsh ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marsh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marsh, 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 Marsh.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Marsh:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Lee County
- Muscatine County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- Henderson County
- Mercer County
- Rock Island 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 Marsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Marsh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |