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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 Nanito (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 Nanito. 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 and doctors 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.

Nanito is located in Adair 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 Adair County: Adams, Audubon, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison & Union.

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

  • Adair County     (The home county of Nanito)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Stanzel
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
    • Arbor Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Hebron
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Zion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Zion is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Greenfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Orient
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fontanelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Gilead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilead is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Bridgewater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Williamson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamson is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
    • Carl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Carl is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Mount Etna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
    • Prescott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stringtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Queen City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Queen City is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Dewey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dewey is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Massena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Anita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cumberland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Norway Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Norway Center is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Murray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Murray is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Hopeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Dexter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Redfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wiscotta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
    • DeSoto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Van Meter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Adel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Booneville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Waukee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallas Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Stuart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Menlo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Casey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Glendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Adair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Panora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Guthrie Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Webster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Webster is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Pitzer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
    • Macksburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Ord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ord is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Winterset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Earlham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Barney is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • East Peru
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Patterson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Truro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Saint Charles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Lorimor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorimor is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Creston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • East Creston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • East Creston is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
    • Afton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cromwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cromwell is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Thayer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Thayer is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Arispe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Arispe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kent is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Shannon City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Shannon City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nanito, with the one closest to Nanito listed first.
    • Bevington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Churchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Martensdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Marys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Prole
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Prole is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
    • Cumming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Virginia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Nanito ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nanito.

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

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

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

  • Grand River Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Boley Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wight Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977305 <2>
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kivett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill of Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Welty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (220 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Nanito in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nanito.

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

  • Arbor Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • Hebron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Pitzer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitzer is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
  • Macksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Macksburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Orient
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McPherson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McPherson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • Spaulding
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Spaulding is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
  • Ord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ord is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
  • Stuart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fisk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisk is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
  • Winterset
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dexter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fontanelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Nevinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Nevinville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville

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

Newspapers Published in Nanito ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nanito.

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

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 Nanito:

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 Nanito, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nanito) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.