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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 Monette (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 Monette. 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 doctors and 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.

Monette is located in Union 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 Union County: Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold & Taylor.

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

  • Union County     (The home county of Monette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Lorimor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
      • Lorimor is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Thayer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Afton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
    • Arispe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
      • Arispe is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • East Creston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
      • East Creston is located in Union County
    • Creston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Shannon City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
      • Shannon City is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Cromwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Kent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Union County
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Zion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Adair County
    • Hebron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Stanzel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
    • Orient
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbor Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Adair County
    • Fontanelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Stringtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Adams County
    • Williamson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Adams County
    • Prescott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <2>
    • Carl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Adams County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Murray
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Hopeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
    • Lacelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
      • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
    • Osceola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Bay ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Green Bay is located in Clarke County
    • Weldon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Clarke County
    • Woodburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <2>
  • Dallas County
    • Dexter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Grand River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Van Wert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
      • Van Wert is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Decatur City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
      • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Le Roy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Le Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Leon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
    • Garden Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
      • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Barney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Madison County
    • Macksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Ord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
    • East Peru
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Truro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <2>
    • Winterset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Webster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Saint Charles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
    • Pitzer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
    • Patterson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Earlham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <2>
  • Ringgold County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Ellston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
      • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Tingley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaconsfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
      • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Knowlton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
      • Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
    • Diagonal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
      • Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <2>
    • Mount Ayr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Ringgold County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • Clearfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <2>
    • Lenox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <2>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monette, with the one closest to Monette listed first.
    • New Virginia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bevington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <2>
    • Saint Marys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Martensdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <2>
    • Cool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Warren County
    • Churchville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Prole
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Liberty Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
      • Liberty Center is located in Warren County

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

Cemeteries Near Monette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monette.

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

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

  • Beulah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lorimor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorimor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorimor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thayer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Groesbeck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groesbeck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groesbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bragg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otterbein Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterbein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Claypool Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claypool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claypool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Norris Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Troy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Monette had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Lorimor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
    • Lorimor is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Talmage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
    • Talmage is located in Union County
  • Thayer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Afton Junction ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
    • Afton Junction is located in Union County
  • Barney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Barney is located in Madison County
  • Afton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
  • Murray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Hopeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
    • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
  • Macksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Macksburg is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • McPherson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
    • McPherson is located in Madison County
  • Ord
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Ord is located in Madison County
  • Arispe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
    • Arispe is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
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    • East Peru
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Lacelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
      • Lacelle is located in Clarke County
    • Truro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Monette ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monette, 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 Monette.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Monette:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Monette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0847, Longitude: -94.0722       In this case, the coordinates for Monette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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