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 Pickering (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 Pickering. 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 hospitals 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.
Pickering is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Grundy, Hardin, Jasper, Poweshiek, Story & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Pickering. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pickering:
- Marshall County (The home county of Pickering)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Gilman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Le Grand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshalltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- State Center Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- LaMoille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Irving
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Belle Plaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Beaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Conrad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reinbeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Whitten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Gifford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Oakland Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Kellogg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Killduff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Clyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Goddard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Lynnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sully
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Metz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Mahaska County
- Taintor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Grinnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Malcom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Searsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hartwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Victor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Colo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zearing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Maxwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Montour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Long Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Gladbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vining
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Clutier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Traer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pickering, see our County-by-County Page for Pickering.
Cemeteries Near Pickering ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickering.
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 Pickering - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pickering covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Strand Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stavanger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Le Grand.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- LeGrand Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964757 <2>
- Le Grand Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Butlerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pickering had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pickering, with the one closest to Pickering listed first.
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Gilman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Montour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Le Grand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marshalltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pickering. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickering.
Newspapers Published in Pickering ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickering.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickering, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pickering.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pickering:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Grundy County
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Mahaska County
- Poweshiek County
- Story County
- Tama 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 Pickering, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Pickering) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |