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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 Panora (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 Panora. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Panora is located in Guthrie 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 Guthrie County: Adair, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Dallas, Greene & Madison.

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

  • Guthrie County     (The home county of Panora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panora, with the one closest to Panora listed first.
    • Yale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
      • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glendon
      • From Panora to Glendon
    • Guthrie Center
      (7 miles [11.3 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 <3>
    • Herndon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bagley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Jamaica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Menlo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Stuart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>
    • Bayard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Casey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • North Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panora, with the one closest to Panora listed first.
    • Arbor Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbor Hill
      • From Panora to Arbor Hill
    • Stanzel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fontanelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hebron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panora, with the one closest to Panora listed first.
    • Exira
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
      • Exira is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exira <3>
    • Hamlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
    • Audubon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Brayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panora, with the one closest to Panora listed first.
    • Berkley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berkley
      • From Panora to Berkley
    • Beaver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Ogden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Madrid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panora, with the one closest to Panora listed first.
    • Coon Rapids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
      • Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <3>
    • Dedham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ralston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Willey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • Anita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
      • Anita is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <3>
  • Dallas County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panora, with the one closest to Panora listed first.
    • Cooper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooper
      • From Panora to Cooper
    • Rippey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
    • Grand Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
      • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <3>
    • Scranton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>
    • Farlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farlin
      • From Panora to Farlin
    • Dana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dana
      • From Panora to Dana
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panora, with the one closest to Panora listed first.
    • Earlham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Pitzer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pitzer
      • From Panora to Pitzer
    • Webster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Winterset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panora, with the one closest to Panora listed first.
    • Clive
      (29 miles [46.7 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 <3>
    • Grimes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Urbandale
      (30 miles [48.3 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 <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Panora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panora.

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 Panora covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Vandevanter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandevanter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandevanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Order Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Order Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Order Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monteith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monteith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monteith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monteith Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monteith Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monteith Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Messenger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messenger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glendon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrisburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrisburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • West Linn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Linn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Linn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • PLeasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the PLeasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the PLeasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Moffit Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moffit Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moffit Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Panora had a population of 809 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Panora had a population of 1,066 people.

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

  • Monteith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
    • Monteith is located in Guthrie County
  • Linden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glendon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glendon
    • From Panora to Glendon
  • Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fanslers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanslers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanslers
    • Fanslers is located in Guthrie County
  • Guthrie Center
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <3>
  • Herndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Menlo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bagley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Redfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamaica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dawson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wichita
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wichita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
      • Wichita is located in Guthrie County
    • Stuart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Panora ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panora.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Panora. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Panora and those printed in the larger area surrounding Panora.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Panora.

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 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 Panora:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Panora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Panora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6917, Longitude: -94.3636    









 

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