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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 Ortonville (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 Ortonville. 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.

Ortonville is located in Dallas County.

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 Dallas County: Adair, Boone, Greene, Guthrie, Madison, Polk & Warren.

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

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Ortonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Waukee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Adel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
    • Dallas Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Van Meter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • DeSoto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Booneville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Minburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Granger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Redfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wiscotta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bouton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <1>
    • High Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Stanzel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
    • Hebron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Madrid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Berkley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Luther
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Moingona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
    • Ogden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
    • Beaver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Rippey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Cooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Dale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
    • Stuart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <1>
    • Panora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Yale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Menlo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jamaica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Herndon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
    • Guthrie Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Center
      • Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie Center <1>
    • Bagley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Casey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Casey is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Earlham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <1>
    • Patterson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Winterset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pitzer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
    • Saint Charles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <1>
    • Webster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Ord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
    • East Peru
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Truro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <1>
    • Macksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Clive
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
      • Clive is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <1>
    • Urbandale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <1>
    • West Des Moines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
      • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <1>
    • Grimes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Commerce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Polk County
    • Windsor Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <1>
    • Johnston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <1>
    • Herrold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
      • Herrold is located in Polk County
    • Andrews
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Polk County
    • Polk City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwalk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <1>
    • Des Moines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Saylorville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
      • Saylorville is located in Polk County
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Slater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Huxley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <1>
    • Kelley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Story County
    • Cambridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <1>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
    • Cumming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
      • Cumming is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <1>
    • Lakewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
    • Churchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Prole
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Bevington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <1>
    • Martensdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <1>
    • Spring Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Saint Marys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Indianola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Warren County
    • Hartford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
    • Ackworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
      • Ackworth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ortonville ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ortonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ortonville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ortonville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ortonville:

Cemeteries Near Ortonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ortonville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Merical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merical Cemetery
  • Kinnick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinnick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinnick Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Otterman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterman Cemetery
  • Waukee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
  • Dallas County Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
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    • Brethren Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Longmire Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longmire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longmire Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ortonville had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Waukee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Adel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Adel is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
  • Dallas Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Van Meter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • DeSoto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Booneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Polk County
  • Clive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
    • Clive is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <1>
  • Kennedy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Dallas County
  • Panther
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Panther is located in Dallas County
  • Minburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
    • Minburn is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Ashawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
    • Ashawa is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Grimes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingersoll ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingersoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
      • Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
    • Commerce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Polk County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ortonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ortonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ortonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6150, Longitude: -93.9597       In this case, the coordinates for Ortonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Ortonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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