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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Percy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Percy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Percy, please Contact Us.
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 Percy (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 Percy. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Percy is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Percy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Percy:
- Marion County (The home county of Percy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Swan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Otley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Melcher - Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Pella
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bauer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Pershing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Harvey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Attica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reasnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Metz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Oswalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Galesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Goddard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Valeria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Lambs Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Green Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Olmitz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Peoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Leighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taintor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Fishville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Evans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- New Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- Rhodes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Monroe County
- Lovilia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Runnells
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adelphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Levey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Bondurant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Country Estate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Des Moines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Poweshiek County
- Searsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Ackworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Milo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lacona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Lakewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Liberty Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Cool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Orillia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Percy, see our County-by-County Page for Percy.
Cemeteries Near Percy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Percy.
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 Percy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Percy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Griffis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhinehart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheeling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunreath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ritter - Worth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Pleasantville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasantville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pleasantville.
- The Pleasantville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185925 <3>
- Burch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
Percy itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Percy, with the one closest to Percy listed first.
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Swan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Runnells
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adelphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Otley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Percy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Percy.
Newspapers Published in Percy ...
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 193 newspapers that have been published in the area around Percy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Percy, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Percy.
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 Percy:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lucas County
- Mahaska County
- Marshall County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Poweshiek County
- Story County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Percy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Percy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |