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 Mount Carmel (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 Mount Carmel. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Carmel ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Carmel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Carmel.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Mount Carmel is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Audubon, Calhoun, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Sac & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Carmel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Carmel:
- Carroll County (The home county of Mount Carmel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Breda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Lidderdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Carroll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carroll Community Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Halbur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Roselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Lanesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Glidden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Templeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Dedham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Audubon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Gray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Audubon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fiscus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Yetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yetter is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wightman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Lytton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Lohrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Rockwell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jolley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Rinard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Twin Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Farnhamville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Somers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Westside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vail
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boyer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Aspinwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Deloit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Kiron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Astor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Sunset Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Schleswig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buck Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Scranton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Churdan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Farlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Guthrie County
- Bayard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ida County
- Arthur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Pocahontas County
- Fonda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Wall Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herring ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Sac City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Odebolt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Early
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nemaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Schaller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Botna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Irwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster County
- Slifer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Carmel, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Carmel.
Cemeteries Near Mount Carmel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Carmel.
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 Mount Carmel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luckow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Breda.
- The Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheatland Cemetery
- Wheatland Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96658 <2>
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Carmel had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Maple River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
- Kentner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kentner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
- Breda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Carroll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Grant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Carnarvon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halbur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Roselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Westside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glidden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Wall Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Carmel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Carmel.
Newspapers Published in Mount Carmel ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Carmel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Carmel, 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 Mount Carmel.
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 Mount Carmel:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audubon County
- Calhoun County
- Crawford County
- Greene County
- Guthrie County
- Ida County
- Pocahontas County
- Sac County
- Shelby County
- Webster 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Carmel) 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 Mount Carmel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |