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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 Perlee (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 Perlee. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Perlee is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Davis, Henry, Keokuk, Van Buren, Wapello & Washington.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Perlee)
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlee, with the one closest to Perlee listed first.
    • Chequest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Floris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Des Moines County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlee, with the one closest to Perlee listed first.
    • Wayland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rome is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Westwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Olds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Swedesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oakland Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Winfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mount Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Mount Union is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
      • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
    • New London
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Keokuk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlee, with the one closest to Perlee listed first.
    • Richland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ollie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Talleyrand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Nugent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nugent is located in Keokuk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
    • Keota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Martinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Harper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Harper is located in Keokuk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Hayesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Hedrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sigourney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Delta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlee, with the one closest to Perlee listed first.
    • Wyman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cotter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cotter is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Columbus City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Gladwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mahaska County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlee, with the one closest to Perlee listed first.
    • Birmingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Stockport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Kilbourn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Douds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Selma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Zion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Keosauqua
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bonaparte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Wapello County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perlee, with the one closest to Perlee listed first.
    • Brighton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rubio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rubio is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
    • Coppock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • West Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • West Chester is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Washington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Havre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawfordsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ainsworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Nira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wellman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kalona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kalona is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Perlee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perlee.

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

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

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

  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Perlee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Westenhaver Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Upper Richwoods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Moyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Switzer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Courtney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salina Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chilcott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (456 more) ...
    • Lower Richwoods Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Perlee had a population of 316 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Salina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Veo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Veo is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veo
  • Pleasant Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beckwith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Germanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Germanville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
  • Brighton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Merrimac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Packwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lockridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Libertyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glasgow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coppock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people

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

Newspapers Published in Perlee ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perlee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perlee, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perlee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Perlee:

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>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 Perlee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perlee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.