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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Quilhart. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Quilhart to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Quilhart, 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 Quilhart (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 Quilhart. 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 Quilhart is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Quilhart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quilhart:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Quilhart)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quilhart, with the one closest to Quilhart listed first.
    • Berwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Polk County
    • Ankeny
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
      • Ankeny is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
    • Bondurant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
      • Bondurant is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
    • Elkhart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Altoona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
    • Marquisville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
      • Marquisville is located in Polk County
    • Saylorville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
      • Saylorville is located in Polk County
    • Country Estate Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Estate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Estate Village
      • Country Estate Village is located in Polk County
    • Alleman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
      • Alleman is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Mitchellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <3>
    • Loring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
      • Loring is located in Polk County
    • Des Moines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <3>
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quilhart, with the one closest to Quilhart listed first.
    • Madrid
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Luther
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Jordan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone County
    • Boone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moingona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quilhart, with the one closest to Quilhart listed first.
    • Granger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • High Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
    • Waukee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Xenia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
    • Woodward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Booneville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Van Meter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Minburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Adel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <3>
    • Bouton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <3>
    • DeSoto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quilhart, with the one closest to Quilhart listed first.
    • Valeria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
      • Valeria is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Oswalt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
      • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
    • Mingo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Green Castle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
      • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clyde
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Jasper County
    • Vandalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
    • Goddard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
      • Goddard is located in Jasper County
    • Ira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Jasper County
    • Prairie City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Metz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Jasper County
    • Baxter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lambs Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
      • Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quilhart, with the one closest to Quilhart listed first.
    • Swan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Swan is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Pleasantville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quilhart, with the one closest to Quilhart listed first.
    • Rhodes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Melbourne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • State Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
      • State Center is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <3>
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quilhart, with the one closest to Quilhart listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
    • Huxley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <3>
    • Maxwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Slater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Midvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Story County
    • Iowa Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
      • Iowa Center is located in Story County
    • Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Kelley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shipley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
      • Shipley is located in Story County
    • Ames
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <3>
    • Nevada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ontario
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in Story County
    • Colo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quilhart, with the one closest to Quilhart listed first.
    • Lakewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
    • Hartford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
    • Cumming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
      • Cumming is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <3>
    • Palmyra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Warren County
    • Spring Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Prole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Ackworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
      • Ackworth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Indianola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Churchville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Sandyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
      • Sandyville is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Martensdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <3>
    • Bevington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <3>
    • Milo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Quilhart ...

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 315 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quilhart.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quilhart, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quilhart.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Quilhart:

Cemeteries Near Quilhart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quilhart.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenwood Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oralabor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oralabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oralabor Cemetery
  • Berwick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwick Cemetery
  • Bretheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bretheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bretheran Cemetery
  • Bondurant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ankeny Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memory Gardens
  • Byers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhart Cemetery
  • Pinehill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehill Cemetery
  • New Altoona Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Altoona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Altoona Cemetery
  • Continue List   (289 more) ...
    • Altoona Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altoona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altoona Cemetery
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Quilhart in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quilhart.

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

  • Oralabor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oralabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
    • Oralabor is located in Polk County
  • Berwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Polk County
  • Ankeny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
    • Ankeny is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
  • Saylor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
    • Saylor is located in Polk County
  • Bondurant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
    • Bondurant is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
  • Saylorville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
    • Saylorville is located in Polk County
  • Altoona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
  • Elkhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Santiago
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
    • Santiago is located in Polk County
  • Crocker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
    • Crocker is located in Polk County
  • Des Moines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rising Sun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Mitchellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <3>
    • East Des Moines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
      • East Des Moines is located in Polk County
    • Hastie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
      • Hastie is located in Polk County

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Quilhart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quilhart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quilhart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7186, Longitude: -93.5327       In this case, the coordinates for Quilhart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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