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 Union (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 Union. 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 Union ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Union: Mt. Union
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Union. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Union.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Mount Union is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Des Moines, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Union:
- Henry County (The home county of Mount Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swedesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Olds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Oakland Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Des Moines County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mediapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Kline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Sperry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- West Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Lockridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pleasant Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Perlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Lone Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- River Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pilot Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- South Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Houghton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Denmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Mount Hamill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Sawyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Wever
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Morning Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Columbus City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Wapello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Elrick Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Columbus Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Cotter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Letts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gladwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Conesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fruitland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Stockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Crawfordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Havre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Ainsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coppock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rubio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Hancock County (IL)
- Niota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Gulf Port
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Milroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Oquawka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gladstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Biggsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Iowa Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <1>
- Olena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- New Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Keithsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Eliza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Joy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <1>
- Petersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Seaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Union, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Union.
Cemeteries Near Mount Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Union.
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 Union - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheridan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winfield Scott Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millersburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hochreider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Sun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Union had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2017, Mount Union had a population of 107 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Marsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roscoe is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Morning Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Swedesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Olds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Traxler ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Traxler is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mediapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Union.
Newspapers Published in Mount Union ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Union, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Union.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Union:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Lee County
- Louisa County
- Muscatine County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Mercer 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> | 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 Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |