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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 Northboro (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 Northboro. 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 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.

Northboro is located in Page 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 Page County: Fremont, Montgomery, Taylor, Atchison (MO) & Nodaway (MO).

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

  • Page County     (The home county of Northboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northboro, with the one closest to Northboro listed first.
    • Coin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • College Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • College Springs is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarkio City is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
    • Shenandoah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Yorktown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yorktown is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Braddyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Shambaugh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Essex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Clarinda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nyman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hawleyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawleyville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
    • Hepburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hepburn is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Adams County
    • Nodaway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nodaway is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Fremont County
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northboro, with the one closest to Northboro listed first.
    • Clark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Clark is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Emerson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hastings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hastings is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northboro, with the one closest to Northboro listed first.
    • Coburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Stanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
    • Villisca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Taylor County
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northboro, with the one closest to Northboro listed first.
    • Westboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Farmers City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Tarkio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rock Port
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
    • Watson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northboro, with the one closest to Northboro listed first.
    • Corning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Craig
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Maitland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Nodaway County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northboro, with the one closest to Northboro listed first.
    • Elmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Clearmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Quitman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Skidmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <1>
    • Pickering
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Maryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nemaha County (NE)
  • Otoe County (NE)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • Barada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Northboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northboro.

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

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

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

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, Northboro had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Northboro had a population of 56 people.

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

  • Blanchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Coin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Westboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Bingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bingham is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • High Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • College Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • College Springs is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Norwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Norwich is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • London ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • London is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Shenandoah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elmo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Page Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Page Center is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center
  • Yorktown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorktown is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tarkio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Farragut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • York ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

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

Newspapers Published in Northboro ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northboro, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northboro.

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 Northboro:

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 '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- Northboro) 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 Northboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.