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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about McCloy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added McCloy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McCloy, please Contact Us.

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 McCloy (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 McCloy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of McCloy is historic, it would have been located within present day Sac County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sac County: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Crawford, Ida & Pocahontas.

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

  • Sac County     (The home county of McCloy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCloy, with the one closest to McCloy listed first.
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Sac County
    • Wall Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
    • Lake View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Odebolt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Auburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
    • Grant City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
    • Early
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sac City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nemaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Schaller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Audubon County
    • Gray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
  • Buena Vista County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCloy, with the one closest to McCloy listed first.
    • Juniata
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
    • Lakeside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Casino Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
    • Newell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <4>
    • Storm Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCloy, with the one closest to McCloy listed first.
    • Yetter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yetter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Lytton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
    • Wightman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wightman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
    • Jolley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Rockwell City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCloy, with the one closest to McCloy listed first.
    • Breda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
      • Breda is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
    • Arcadia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Halbur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halbur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Community Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Community Estates
      • Carroll Community Estates is located in Carroll County
    • Carroll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lidderdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
      • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Roselle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
      • Roselle is located in Carroll County
    • Manning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <4>
    • Lanesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Templeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Templeton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Templeton <4>
    • Willey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Glidden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
      • Glidden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <4>
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCloy, with the one closest to McCloy listed first.
    • Boyer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
    • Kiron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vail
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>
    • Westside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westside <4>
    • Deloit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Schleswig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
      • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <4>
    • Denison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <4>
    • Sunset Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
    • Aspinwall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
      • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Ricketts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricketts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Manilla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Arion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCloy, with the one closest to McCloy listed first.
    • Arthur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Ida Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
      • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <4>
    • Galva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Battle Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <4>
    • Holstein
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
      • Holstein is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <4>
  • Monona County
    • Ute
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
      • Ute is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <4>
  • Pocahontas County
    • Fonda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <4>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCloy, with the one closest to McCloy listed first.
    • Botna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
      • Botna is located in Shelby County
    • Defiance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Irwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <4>
  • Woodbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCloy, with the one closest to McCloy listed first.
    • Danbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
    • Cushing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people

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

Newspapers Published in McCloy ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCloy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCloy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCloy.

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 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 McCloy:

Cemeteries Near McCloy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCloy.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Tom Marks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Marks Cemetery
  • South Wall Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Wall Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Wall Lake Cemetery
  • Wall Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Lake Cemetery
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
  • Odebolt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odebolt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odebolt Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Clinton Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the southwest of Kiron.
    • The Bethel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94253 <6>
  • Kiron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Reform Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Reform Cemetery
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • King Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Richland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Ferguson 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.

While we didn't find McCloy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCloy.

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

  • Wall Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
    • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Carnarvon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnarvon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnarvon
    • Carnarvon is located in Sac County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnarvon <4>
  • Lake View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Odebolt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
    • Odebolt is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Kiron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Breda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
    • Breda is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Arcadia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Arthur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Ida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Deloit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
    • Deloit is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Vail
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Vail is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>
  • Westside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Westside is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westside <4>
  • Maple River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
    • Maple River is located in Carroll County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mount Carmel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
    • Auburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
    • Grant City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Sac County

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

The official website for Sac County: www.saccounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 McCloy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- McCloy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCloy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2317, Longitude: -95.1633       In this case, the coordinates for McCloy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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