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 Saxon (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 Saxon. 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 doctors and 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.
Saxon is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Mercer (MO) & Putnam (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Saxon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saxon:
- Wayne County (The home county of Saxon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Allerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Corydon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Humeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Lineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Promise City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Seymour
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Confidence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Plano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Numa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Brazil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mystic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Iconium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Sunshine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Walnut City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Clarkdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Cincinnati
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Rathbun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Woodburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Lacelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Garden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Van Wert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Pleasanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Decatur City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Davis City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Grand River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lamoni
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Chariton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zero
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olmitz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Marion County
- Newbern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Monroe County
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- Lacona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Cainsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Mercer County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- South Lineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ravanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Burrows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Powersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Saint John
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Lucerne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County (MO)
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saxon, see our County-by-County Page for Saxon.
Cemeteries Near Saxon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saxon.
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 Saxon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saxon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Higley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cunhingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allerton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gollough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shriver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Corydon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Bay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hogue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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, Saxon had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Hodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Allerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Humeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corydon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Garden Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Harvard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Ovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ovia is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saxon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saxon.
Newspapers Published in Saxon ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saxon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saxon, 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 Saxon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Saxon:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Clarke County
- Decatur County
- Lucas County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Warren County
- Harrison County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 Saxon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saxon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |