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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 Muscatine (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 Muscatine. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Muscatine is located in Muscatine County and is the County Seat.

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 Muscatine County: Cedar, Johnson, Louisa, Scott & Rock Island (IL).

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

  • Muscatine County     (The home county of Muscatine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muscatine, with the one closest to Muscatine listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Muscatine County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Muscatine to Fairport
    • Pine Mills ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
      • Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
    • Moscow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Midway Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Towne Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Towne Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
      • South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
    • Wilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Atalissa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nichols
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Stockton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • West Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muscatine, with the one closest to Muscatine listed first.
    • Lime City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lime City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Cedar County
      • Former names for Lime City:
      • Lime Kilns
      • Munn
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lime City
      • From Muscatine to Lime City
    • Sunbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rochester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Centerdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Downey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
      • Downey is located in Cedar County
    • Springdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Cedar Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • West Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Tipton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
      • Tipton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
    • Buchanan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton County
    • Wheatland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
  • Des Moines County
  • Henry County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muscatine, with the one closest to Muscatine listed first.
    • Lone Tree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <3>
    • River Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Muscatine to Midway
    • Oasis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <3>
    • Elmira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmira
      • From Muscatine to Elmira
    • Iowa City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
      • Morse is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morse
      • From Muscatine to Morse
    • University Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
      • University Heights is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muscatine, with the one closest to Muscatine listed first.
    • Letts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grandview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Fredonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Wapello
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
      • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <3>
    • Columbus City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
      • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Gladwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
      • Gladwin is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gladwin
      • From Muscatine to Gladwin
    • Elrick Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oakville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <3>
    • Cotter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
      • Cotter is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Morning Sun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
      • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <3>
    • Wyman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott County
  • Washington County
  • Henderson County (IL)
    • Milroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milroy
      • From Muscatine to Milroy
  • Mercer County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muscatine, with the one closest to Muscatine listed first.
    • Eliza
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
      • Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marston
      • From Muscatine to Marston
    • New Boston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <3>
    • Joy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aledo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
      • Aledo is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <3>
    • Keithsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Preemption
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preemption have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption
      • Preemption is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preemption <3>
    • Matherville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
      • Matherville is located in Mercer County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matherville <3>
    • Seaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shale City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
      • Shale City is located in Mercer County (IL)
    • Gilchrist
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Island County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Muscatine, with the one closest to Muscatine listed first.
    • Illinois City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
      • Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Buffalo Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
      • Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgington
      • From Muscatine to Edgington
    • Andalusia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andalusia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
      • Andalusia is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <3>
    • Taylor Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Ridge
      • Taylor Ridge is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Ridge <3>
    • Reynolds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Milan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Rock Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Coyne Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyne Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
      • Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Moline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Coal Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Muscatine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muscatine.

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

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klein Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Illinois City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Illinois City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Illinois City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairport Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ardon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ardon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ardon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Muscatine had a population of 11,454 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Muscatine had a population of 23,523 people.

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

  • Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Muscatine County
  • Fruitland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Illinois City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
    • Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Fairport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Fairport is located in Muscatine County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fairport
    • From Muscatine to Fairport
  • Eliza
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Mills ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
  • Moscow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Letts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Petersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Atalissa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Grandview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Montpelier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Muscatine County
    • Durant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Muscatine ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muscatine.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Muscatine. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Muscatine and those printed in the larger area surrounding Muscatine.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Muscatine.

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 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 Muscatine:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Muscatine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Muscatine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Muscatine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4255, Longitude: -91.0449