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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 McPherson (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 McPherson. 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 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.

McPherson is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie & Taylor.

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of McPherson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Red Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Coburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Stanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elliott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <1>
    • Tenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
      • Tenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Sciola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sciola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
      • Sciola is located in Montgomery County
    • Villisca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
      • Villisca is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <1>
    • Grant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Nodaway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nodaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
      • Nodaway is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Strand
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
      • Strand is located in Adams County
    • Lincoln Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
    • Carbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Brooks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Adams County
    • Quincy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Adams County
    • Iveyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iveyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
      • Iveyville is located in Adams County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Griswold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Cass County
    • Lewis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumberland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Imogene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imogene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imogene
      • Imogene is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imogene <1>
    • Randolph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Tabor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Fremont County
    • Farragut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
      • Farragut is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <1>
    • Sidney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
    • Thurman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Thurman is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Bartlett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Fremont County
    • McPaul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
      • McPaul is located in Fremont County
    • High Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
      • High Creek is located in Fremont County
    • Percival
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
      • Percival is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <1>
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Emerson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hastings
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Henderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
    • Malvern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Mineola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <1>
    • Glenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Mills County
    • Pacific City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County
    • Pacific Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <1>
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Nyman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
      • Nyman is located in Page County
    • Essex
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <1>
    • Shenandoah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <1>
    • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarkio City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
      • Tarkio City is located in Page County
    • Hepburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Hepburn is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Yorktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Clarinda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
      • Coin is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Northboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
      • Northboro is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • College Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • College Springs is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Shambaugh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
      • Shambaugh is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Blanchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Pottawattamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <1>
    • Oakland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <1>
    • Treynor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
      • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <1>
    • Dumfries
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
      • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Hancock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • McClelland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
      • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <1>
    • Chautauqua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Guss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
      • Guss is located in Taylor County
    • New Market
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Cass County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
    • Rock Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
      • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Plattsmouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
      • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <1>
    • Mynard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
      • Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Sarpy County (NE)
    • La Platte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
      • La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)

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

Cemeteries Near McPherson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McPherson.

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 McPherson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • David Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shank Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Clair Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gomer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gomer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • South Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • L Laire Property Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L Laire Property Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L Laire Property Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Hawthorne
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
  • Emerson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Coburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
    • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Wales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Wales is located in Montgomery County
  • Hastings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • White Cloud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
    • White Cloud is located in Mills County
  • Strahan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
    • Strahan is located in Mills County
  • Solomon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solomon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
    • Solomon is located in Mills County
  • Stennett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
    • Stennett is located in Montgomery County
  • Imogene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imogene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imogene
    • Imogene is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imogene <1>
  • Henderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
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    • Clark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Mills County
    • Nyman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
      • Nyman is located in Page County
    • Essex
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <1>

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

Newspapers Published in McPherson ...

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 McPherson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McPherson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McPherson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 McPherson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McPherson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 McPherson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- McPherson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McPherson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0114, Longitude: -95.3367       In this case, the coordinates for McPherson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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