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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 Quimby (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 Quimby. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Quimby is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Buena Vista, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux & Woodbury.

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

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Quimby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quimby, with the one closest to Quimby listed first.
    • Washta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mary Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fielding
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Meriden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Aurelia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleghorn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Marcus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Larrabee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Buena Vista County
  • Clay County
    • Peterson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quimby, with the one closest to Quimby listed first.
    • Holstein
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Galva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Battle Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ida Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • O'Brien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quimby, with the one closest to Quimby listed first.
    • Calumet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Germantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Paullina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Sutherland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quimby, with the one closest to Quimby listed first.
    • Kingsley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Remsen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • O'Leary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Oyens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Le Mars
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quimby, with the one closest to Quimby listed first.
    • Schaller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Early
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nemaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Odebolt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sioux County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quimby, with the one closest to Quimby listed first.
    • Granville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Granville is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Alton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quimby, with the one closest to Quimby listed first.
    • Cushing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Correctionville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Anthon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Danbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Oto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oto is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oto
      • From Quimby to Oto
    • Climbing Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people

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

Cemeteries Near Quimby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quimby.

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

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

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

  • Grandview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Silver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunset View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mary Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grand Meadow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Holstein Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Quimby had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Quimby had a population of 291 people.

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

  • Washta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fielding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cushing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Holstein
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aurelia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meriden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pierson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Correctionville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleghorn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Galva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marcus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Larrabee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Quimby ...

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 Quimby.

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

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 Quimby:

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>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 Quimby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Quimby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.