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 Maulsby (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 Maulsby. 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 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.
Maulsby is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Grundy, Hardin, Jasper, Poweshiek, Story & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Maulsby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maulsby:
- Marshall County (The home county of Maulsby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liscomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Marshalltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- LaMoille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Dillon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Le Grand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clemons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Blessing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Voorhies
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Sinclair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Aplington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Austinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Parkersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Conrad
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Grundy Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reinbeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Buck Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Dike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fredsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Whitten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Gifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Eldora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steamboat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cleves
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Abbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Owasa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Eagle City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Baxter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Kellogg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Ira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Grinnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Zearing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Fernald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Maxwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Gladbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Montour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Toledo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tama
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Traer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gladstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Long Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Clutier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maulsby, see our County-by-County Page for Maulsby.
Cemeteries Near Maulsby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maulsby.
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 Maulsby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maulsby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Prairieville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Albion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaer Ballard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conrad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liscomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hixite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Soldier's Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Friends Cemetery
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartland Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Maulsby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maulsby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maulsby, with the one closest to Maulsby listed first.
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Liscomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Moningers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moningers is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Marshalltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Beaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- LaMoille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Whitten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Bromley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bromley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maulsby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maulsby.
Newspapers Published in Maulsby ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maulsby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maulsby, 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 Maulsby.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Maulsby:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Butler County
- Grundy County
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Poweshiek County
- Story County
- Tama 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 Maulsby, 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- Maulsby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |