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 Piper (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 Piper. 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 doctors and 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.
Piper is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Buena Vista, Carroll, Greene, Pocahontas, Sac & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Piper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piper:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Piper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Rinard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Rands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Rockwell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lohrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knierim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Sherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Wightman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Farnhamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jolley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Boxholm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Pilot Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Buena Vista County
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Lanesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Lidderdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ralston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Glidden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Breda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Carroll Community Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Churdan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Farlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Paton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grand Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Gilmore City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bradgate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Dakota City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fonda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Varina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Sac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Sac City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Wall Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Nemaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Slifer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Callender
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Barnum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Moorland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gowrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Clare
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Palm Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Harcourt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Otho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lanyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Fort Dodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piper, see our County-by-County Page for Piper.
Cemeteries Near Piper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piper.
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 Piper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Piper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Logan Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reformatory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Lohrville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94698 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Heuser - Leith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuser - Leith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heuser - Leith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Manson.
- The Heuser - Leith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95273 <2>
- Twin Lakes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reading Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Piper in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piper.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piper, with the one closest to Piper listed first.
- Rands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Rockwell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lohrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Farnhamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jolley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Callender
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Barnum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Gowrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moorland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Churdan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piper.
Newspapers Published in Piper ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piper, 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 Piper.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Piper:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Buena Vista County
- Carroll County
- Greene County
- Humboldt County
- Pocahontas County
- Sac County
- Webster 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Piper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Piper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |