Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Peter (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 Peter. 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.
Peter is located in Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County: Cass, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby, Douglas (NE), Sarpy (NE) & Washington (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Peter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peter:
- Pottawattamie County (The home county of Peter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Underwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McClelland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Neola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Treynor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Dumfries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Griswold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lewis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Persia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Missouri Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- California Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Woodbine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Modale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Mineola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pacific City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Hastings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Malvern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pacific Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Montgomery County
- Elliott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Portsmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Corley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Harlan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Plattsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Mynard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Douglas County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Home Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Briggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Irvington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Omaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Ralston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sarpy County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Avery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- La Platte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- La Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Papillion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Fort Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kennard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peter, see our County-by-County Page for Peter.
Cemeteries Near Peter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peter.
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 Peter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- York Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Castor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Neola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960110 <2>
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Peter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peter, with the one closest to Peter listed first.
- Underwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Quick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- York Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Neola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beebeetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Honey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peter.
Newspapers Published in Peter ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peter, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Peter:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Harrison County
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Cass County
- Douglas County
- Sarpy County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Peter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Peter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |