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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 Ricketts (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 Ricketts. 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.

Name Variations for Ricketts ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this city is Ricketts, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ricketts may originally have been Rickett's.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

Ricketts is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Audubon, Carroll, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Sac, Shelby & Woodbury.

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Ricketts)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Charter Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
      • Charter Oak is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charter Oak <3>
    • Schleswig
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
      • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <3>
    • Kenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
    • Bell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Crawford County
    • Deloit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Kiron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Arion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Denison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <3>
    • Sunset Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
    • Dow City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City
      • Dow City is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow City <3>
    • Boyer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
    • Buck Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Breda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
      • Breda is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
    • Manning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <3>
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Dunlap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <3>
    • Pisgah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <3>
    • Woodbine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <3>
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Battle Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <3>
    • Ida Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
      • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <3>
    • Arthur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Holstein
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
      • Holstein is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <3>
    • Galva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Monona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Ute
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
      • Ute is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <3>
    • Mapleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
    • Soldier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Castana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castana
      • Castana is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castana <3>
    • Moorhead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
      • Moorhead is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <3>
    • Rodney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Turin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Onawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Blencoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
      • Blencoe is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Whiting
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Odebolt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Sac County
    • Wall Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
    • Lake View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Schaller
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Defiance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Earling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Panama
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <3>
    • Westphalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Botna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
      • Botna is located in Shelby County
    • Irwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <3>
  • Woodbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Danbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
      • Oto is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Smithland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cushing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Anthon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthon
      • Anthon is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthon <3>
    • Correctionville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correctionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correctionville
      • Correctionville is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Correctionville <3>
    • Hornick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
      • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Climbing Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
      • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County

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

Cemeteries Near Ricketts ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ricketts.

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 Ricketts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Charter Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charter Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charter Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bockelmann Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bockelmann Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bockelmann Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartliben Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Clairce Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clairce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clairce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Lehfeld Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehfeld Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehfeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Heisler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heisler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heisler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Ricketts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ricketts.

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

  • Charter Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
    • Charter Oak is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charter Oak <3>
  • Ute
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
    • Ute is located in Monona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <3>
  • Kenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
  • Danbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mapleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Monona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
  • Bell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Crawford County
  • Arion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Arion is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Denison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Denison is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <3>
  • Deloit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
    • Deloit is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Kiron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Battle Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <3>
  • Soldier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Dow City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City
      • Dow City is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow City <3>
    • Ida Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
      • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <3>
    • Castana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castana
      • Castana is located in Monona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castana <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Ricketts ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ricketts.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ricketts, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ricketts.

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 Ricketts:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ricketts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<6>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 Ricketts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Ricketts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ricketts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1281, Longitude: -95.5749       In this case, the coordinates for Ricketts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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