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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Plymouth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plymouth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plymouth, please Contact Us.
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 Plymouth (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 Plymouth. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Plymouth is historic, it would have been located within present day Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Cherokee, Sioux, Woodbury & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Plymouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plymouth:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Plymouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Merrill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Le Mars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brunsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- O'Leary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oyens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Adaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Struble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Craig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Remsen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Kingsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Fielding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Marcus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cleghorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Mary Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Washta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Meriden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Quimby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- O'Brien County
- Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Maurice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Ireton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McNally
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Orange City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chatsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Sioux Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hawarden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Hospers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Evergreen Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Holiday Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Lawton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Moville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Regency of Sioux City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pierson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Bronson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Glen Ellen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Sergeant Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Climbing Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Correctionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anthon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- South Sioux City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willis is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Goodwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon County (NE)
- Ponca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County (SD)
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- North Sioux City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCook Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- Dakota Dunes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Big Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Elk Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Spink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Alcester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plymouth, see our County-by-County Page for Plymouth.
Cemeteries Near Plymouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plymouth.
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 Plymouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plymouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Assumption Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Le Mars Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melbourne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960259 <3>
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Resthaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hungerford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the east of Hinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95301 <3>
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.
While we didn't find Plymouth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plymouth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Merrill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Le Mars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- O'Leary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Crathorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crathorne is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crathorne
- Potosia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
- Oyens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Seney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seney is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Adaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Struble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Remsen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plymouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plymouth.
Newspapers Published in Plymouth ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plymouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.
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 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 Plymouth:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- O'Brien County
- Sioux County
- Woodbury County
- Dakota County
- Dixon County
- Lincoln County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Plymouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plymouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |