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 Mineola (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 Mineola. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Mineola is located in Mills 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 Mills County: Fremont, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Cass (NE) & Sarpy (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Mineola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mineola:
- Mills County (The home county of Mineola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Pacific City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hastings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Clark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County
- Griswold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Tabor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bartlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- McPaul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Thurman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Imogene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Percival
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Yorkshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Missouri Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Persia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Red Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Essex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Dumfries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Treynor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- McClelland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Shelby County
- Shelby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Plattsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Rock Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Cullom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Murray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nehawka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weeping Water
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Home Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Omaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Ralston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Irvington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Boys Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Otoe County (NE)
- Wyoming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Sarpy County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Avery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- La Platte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- La Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Papillion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Portal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Chalco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gretna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County (NE)
- Fort Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mineola, see our County-by-County Page for Mineola.
Cemeteries Near Mineola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineola.
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 Mineola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mineola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Mineola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Council Bluffs.
- The St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256269 <2>
- Plumer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gowen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Glenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152225 <2>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mineola had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mineola, with the one closest to Mineola listed first.
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pacific City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Pacific Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- La Platte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mineola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mineola.
Newspapers Published in Mineola ...
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 446 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineola, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineola.
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 Mineola:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Mills County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Harrison County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Shelby County
- Cass County
- Douglas County
- Otoe County
- Sarpy County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Mineola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |