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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 Monteith (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 Monteith. 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 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.

Monteith is located in Guthrie 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 Guthrie County: Adair, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Dallas, Greene & Madison.

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

  • Guthrie County     (The home county of Monteith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
    • Glendon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Guthrie Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Panora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Menlo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Casey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Yale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Stuart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Adair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
    • Herndon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Bayard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
    • Arbor Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Greenfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Stanzel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
    • Fontanelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Hebron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Orient
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bridgewater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Zion is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
    • Exira
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hamlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Audubon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Boone County
    • Berkley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
    • Coon Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dedham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ralston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
    • Anita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Norway Center is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
    • Linden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Redfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wiscotta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
    • Dexter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Panther
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Dawson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Adel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
    • DeSoto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Minburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Perry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallas Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Van Meter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bouton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
    • Cooper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Rippey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Jefferson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Scranton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Grand Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Farlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteith, with the one closest to Monteith listed first.
    • Earlham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitzer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Webster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Webster is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Winterset
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Monteith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monteith.

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

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

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

  • Monteith Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Monteith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glendon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Menlo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Morrisburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vandevanter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Van Order Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Glendon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
  • Guthrie Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Panora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Menlo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Linden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Linden is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Fanslers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fanslers is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanslers
  • Casey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stuart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Yale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yale is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Wichita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wichita is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Dexter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Redfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bagley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Adair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Monteith ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monteith.

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

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 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 Monteith:

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>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 Monteith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monteith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.