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 Ormanville (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 Ormanville. 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.
Ormanville is located in Wapello 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 Wapello County: Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Ormanville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ormanville:
- Wapello County (The home county of Ormanville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Bidwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- East Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Chillicothe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Keb ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Eldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Highland Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Udell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Moravia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Darbyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Rathbun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Coal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Iconium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Exline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Drakesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Floris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steuben
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- West Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Chequest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Mark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Pulaski
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Savannah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Stiles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Abingdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Libertyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Linby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Maharishi Vedic City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Packwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Hedrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Hayesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Ollie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Cedar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wright
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Givin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Lakonta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Exeelsior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Keomah Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- University Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Beacon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Oskaloosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Evans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bussey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Avery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Selection
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Albia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Lovilia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Selma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Douds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Birmingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Cantril
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Keosauqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Putnam County (MO)
- Livonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Coatsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Downing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Scotland County (MO)
- Kilwinning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ormanville, see our County-by-County Page for Ormanville.
Cemeteries Near Ormanville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ormanville.
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 Ormanville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ormanville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Ormanville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pt. Isabel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rudd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rime Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter Baby Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkenson Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Ottumwa.
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151859 <2>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Ormanville had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ormanville, with the one closest to Ormanville listed first.
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Drakesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bidwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Floris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- East Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Blakesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Agency
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Munterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munterville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ormanville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ormanville.
Newspapers Published in Ormanville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ormanville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ormanville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ormanville.
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 helpful 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 Ormanville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wapello County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Davis County
- Jefferson County
- Keokuk County
- Mahaska County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Van Buren County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland 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> | 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- Ormanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ormanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |