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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 Quarry (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 Quarry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Quarry 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 Quarry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quarry:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Quarry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dillon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Dillon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Green Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Dunbar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Dunbar is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Marshalltown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ferguson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Gilman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Gilman is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Haverhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marietta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Laurel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Luray
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Luray is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Albion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • LaMoille
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • LaMoille is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.
    • Blessing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
    • Voorhies
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.
    • Beaman
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Grundy Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Morrison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Reinbeck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wellsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.
    • Whitten
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitten is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Gifford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • New Providence
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Eldora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Steamboat Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.
    • Newburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Newburg is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Oakland Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Baxter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lambs Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Newton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Clyde is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Ira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ira is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Killduff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Killduff is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
    • Goddard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goddard is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Green Castle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
    • Metz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Metz is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Lynnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Poweshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Grinnell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Malcom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooklyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Searsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.
    • Collins
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fernald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fernald is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
  • Tama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.
    • Montour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Garwin is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Toledo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gladbrook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
    • Lincoln
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Vining
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Vining is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Buckingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Dinsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dinsdale is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
    • Traer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quarry, see our County-by-County Page for Quarry.

Cemeteries Near Quarry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quarry.

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 Quarry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quarry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.

  • Bowles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wallin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stavanger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Butlerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...
    • Murty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Strand Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Quarry had a population of 244 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Quarry, with the one closest to Quarry listed first.

  • Le Grand
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dillon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dillon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Rockton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockton is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Pickering
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pickering is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Dunbar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dunbar is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Montour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshalltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Green Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
  • Ferguson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferguson is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Potter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter is located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Garwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garwin is located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Haverhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gilman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Gilman is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Laurel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Marietta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quarry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quarry.

Newspapers Published in Quarry ...

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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quarry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quarry, 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 Quarry.

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 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 Quarry:

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 Quarry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quarry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.