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 Rough Woods Hill (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 Rough Woods Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rough Woods Hill is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Marshall, Story & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Rough Woods Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rough Woods Hill:
- Hardin County (The home county of Rough Woods Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Owasa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Eldora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Steamboat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Buckeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Robertson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Austinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Aplington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kesley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Sinclair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Faulkner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Reeve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coulter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hansell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Latimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Wellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Conrad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Grundy Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beaman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Fern
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Morrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Williams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Randall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
- Blairsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Kamrar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stanhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Liscomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Saint Anthony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Clemons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- State Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- LaMoille
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Green Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Marshalltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Malta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Luray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Zearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McCallsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Roland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Fernald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Story City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Gladbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Dows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rough Woods Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Rough Woods Hill.
Cemeteries Near Rough Woods Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rough Woods Hill.
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 Rough Woods Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rough Woods Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Rough Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hardin County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boylan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora Training School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rough Woods Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rough Woods Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rough Woods Hill, with the one closest to Rough Woods Hill listed first.
- Hughs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Lawn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Owasa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Eldora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Secor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Steamboat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robertson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Radcliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iowa Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Cleves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rough Woods Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rough Woods Hill.
Newspapers Published in Rough Woods Hill ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rough Woods Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rough Woods Hill, 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 Rough Woods Hill.
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 Rough Woods Hill:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marshall County
- Story County
- Tama County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Rough Woods Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rough Woods Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |