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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 Rogersville (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 Rogersville. 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 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.

Rogersville is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Poweshiek & Tama.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Rogersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • Garrison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Keystone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Van Horne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Van Horne is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
    • Vinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Irving
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Irving is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Mount Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Belle Plaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Luzerne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Luzerne is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Benton City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Benton City is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Blairstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Newhall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shellsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • La Porte City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
    • Blessing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
    • Jubilee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
    • Voorhies
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
    • Gilbertville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Hudson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
    • Elk Run Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
    • Raymond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Evansdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jesup
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <1>
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • Brandon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Shady Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Hamerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
    • Rowley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • Reinbeck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dayton is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Marengo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ladora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • West Amana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
    • South Amana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Middle Amana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Conroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Conroy is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • Palo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Center Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Covington is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Walford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Walford is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
    • Cedar Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
    • Toddville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Walker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walker is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Fairfax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand View Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand View Village is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
    • Hiawatha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lafayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lafayette is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Robins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Robins is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dunbar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunbar is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Green Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
  • Poweshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • Hartwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Victor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Brooklyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Tama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogersville, with the one closest to Rogersville listed first.
    • Dysart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clutier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Vining
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vining is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Traer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckingham is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Chelsea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladstone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gladstone is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Long Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Point is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Dinsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dinsdale is located in Tama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
    • Toledo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Rogersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogersville.

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

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

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

  • Gnagy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bishop Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lamprecht Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Twogood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Urmy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ramthun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • LaRue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dysart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...
    • Bender Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlisle Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Walthom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Garrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrison is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Dysart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mooreville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mooreville is located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Van Horne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Horne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Vining
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vining is located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Irving
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Irving is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Traer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Belle Plaine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Luzerne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Luzerne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • La Porte City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chelsea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blairstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Rogersville ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogersville.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rogersville:

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 Rogersville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rogersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.