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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 Maynard (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 Maynard. 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 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.

Maynard is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware & Winneshiek.

Below are the counties that are near Maynard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maynard:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Maynard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Randalia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Fayette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oelwein
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Westgate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Westgate is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Donnan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Hawkeye
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Oran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oran is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Wadena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brainard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brainard is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
    • Maryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Maryville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Illyria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Illyria is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
  • Allamakee County
    • Postville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Dunkerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Jesup
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <1>
    • Edwards ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Dewar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
    • Raymond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Elk Run Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
    • Evansdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbertville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jubilee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Janesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bremer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Sumner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Readlyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Klinger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Klinger is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
    • Knittel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Knittel is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
    • Tripoli
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Frederika
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Denver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Seigel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Seigel is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
    • Bremer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bremer is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
    • Horton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Horton is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Stanley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Hazleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairbank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Lamont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Doris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Doris is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
    • Independence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Winthrop
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Quasqueton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Rowley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Monti
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Monti is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Fredericksburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Republic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Republic is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Volga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Volga is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Strawberry Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Osborne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Osborne is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
    • Gunder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
    • Mederville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mederville is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
    • Elkader
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Littleport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
    • Saint Olaf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
    • Wood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wood is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
    • Farmersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Hardin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Luana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Dundee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Forestville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Edgewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Masonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Masonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Manchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greeley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
    • Festina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jackson Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Navan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Fort Atkinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Castalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Ossian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Calmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Spillville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maynard, see our County-by-County Page for Maynard.

Cemeteries Near Maynard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maynard.

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 Maynard - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maynard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.

  • Long Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Center Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Garden Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Evangelical Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...
    • Dunhams Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Otsego Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Corn Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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, Maynard had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Maynard had a population of 472 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.

  • Oelwein
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fayette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Randalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Randalia is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Westgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Westgate is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Donnan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Donnan is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
  • Stanley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Lima
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lima is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Hazleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hawkeye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Fairbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wadena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sumner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryantsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maynard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maynard.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Maynard ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maynard.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Maynard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Maynard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Maynard.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Maynard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Maynard:

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 Maynard, 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' (or 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- Maynard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.