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 Pickwick (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 Pickwick. 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 hospitals and 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.
Pickwick is located in Wapello 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 Wapello County: Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Pickwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pickwick:
- Wapello County (The home county of Pickwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Ottumwa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Dahlonega
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Agency
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Cliffland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Bidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Chillicothe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Highland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Dudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Blakesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moravia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Udell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Moulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Darbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Rathbun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Clarkdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Iconium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Floris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Drakesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chequest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Steuben
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- West Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Mark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Savannah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Stiles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Linby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Libertyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Packwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Perlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Pleasant Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Hedrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Hayesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Ollie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Sigourney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- What Cheer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Talleyrand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Exeelsior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Wright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Givin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Keomah Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Lakonta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- University Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Beacon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Oskaloosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Evans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Bussey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tracy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Avery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Selection
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Albia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Lovilia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Douds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Birmingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Keosauqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- Rubio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pickwick, see our County-by-County Page for Pickwick.
Cemeteries Near Pickwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickwick.
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 Pickwick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pickwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Shaul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ottumwa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- County Farm #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McIntire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkenson Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kitterman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter Baby Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Agency City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency City Cemetery
- The Agency City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agency Cemetery
- Agency Twp. Cemetery
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 Pickwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickwick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pickwick, with the one closest to Pickwick listed first.
- Ottumwa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Dahlonega
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Keb ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Cliffland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Ormanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Chillicothe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Highland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Willard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Floris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pickwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickwick.
Newspapers Published in Pickwick ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickwick, 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 Pickwick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pickwick:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wapello County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Davis County
- Jefferson County
- Keokuk County
- Mahaska County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Van Buren 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 Pickwick, 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- Pickwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |