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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 Neptune (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 Neptune. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Neptune is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Cherokee, Sioux, Woodbury & Union (SD).

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

  • Plymouth County     (The home county of Neptune)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
    • O'Leary
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
    • Merrill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Le Mars
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingsley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • James
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • James is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Oyens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Brunsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Remsen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Adaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Adaville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
    • Struble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Struble is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Craig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Craig is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Millnerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
    • Fielding
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
    • Marcus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Washta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Washta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Mary Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
    • Cleghorn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Quimby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Meriden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • O'Brien County
    • Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Germantown is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Sioux County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
    • Maurice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Maurice is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • McNally
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • McNally is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
    • Alton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ireton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Orange City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Chatsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Granville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Granville is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Sioux Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hawarden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbrook Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
  • Woodbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
    • Evergreen Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Lawton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Moville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
    • Regency of Sioux City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
    • Pierson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Sioux City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bronson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bronson is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Glen Ellen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
    • Sergeant Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Climbing Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
    • Correctionville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dakota County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
    • South Sioux City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dakota City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Willis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Willis is located in Dakota County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Goodwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodwin is located in Dakota County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
    • Homer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Homer is located in Dakota County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Hubbard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixon County (NE)
    • Ponca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ponca is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <1>
  • Union County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
    • McCook Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
    • North Sioux City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dakota Dunes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Elk Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Richland is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
    • Big Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Neptune ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neptune.

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

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

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

  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Melbourne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hungerford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Le Mars Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Elkhorn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 in 1895, Neptune had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Union Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Union Center is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  • O'Leary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
  • Merrill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Le Mars
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • James
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • James is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Kingsley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Potosia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Potosia is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
  • Oyens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Moville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Leeds
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leeds is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Remsen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Seney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Seney is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
    • Crathorne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Crathorne is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crathorne
    • Adaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Adaville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville

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

Newspapers Published in Neptune ...

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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neptune.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neptune, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neptune.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Neptune:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Neptune) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Neptune, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.