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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 Saylor Station (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 Saylor Station. 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 Saylor Station ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saylor Station: Saylor Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northeast 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 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.

Saylor Station is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story & Warren.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Saylor Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylor Station, with the one closest to Saylor Station listed first.
    • Carney
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
      • Carney is located in Polk County
    • Marquisville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
      • Marquisville is located in Polk County
    • Saylorville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
      • Saylorville is located in Polk County
    • Berwick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Polk County
    • Ankeny
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
      • Ankeny is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
    • Country Estate Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Estate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Estate Village
      • Country Estate Village is located in Polk County
    • Des Moines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Altoona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
    • Johnston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <3>
    • Bondurant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
      • Bondurant is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
    • Herrold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
      • Herrold is located in Polk County
    • Elkhart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylor Station, with the one closest to Saylor Station listed first.
    • Madrid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Luther
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone County
    • Moingona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
    • Boone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylor Station, with the one closest to Saylor Station listed first.
    • Granger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • High Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
    • Waukee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Booneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Xenia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
    • Woodward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Meter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <3>
    • Minburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • DeSoto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bouton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
      • Bouton is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <3>
    • Panther
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylor Station, with the one closest to Saylor Station listed first.
    • Valeria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
      • Valeria is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Oswalt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
      • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
    • Green Castle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
      • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
    • Mingo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Vandalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
    • Colfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Prairie City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Goddard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
      • Goddard is located in Jasper County
    • Clyde
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Jasper County
    • Ira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Jasper County
    • Metz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Jasper County
    • Baxter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambs Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
      • Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylor Station, with the one closest to Saylor Station listed first.
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Saint Charles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
    • Earlham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <3>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylor Station, with the one closest to Saylor Station listed first.
    • Swan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Swan is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Pleasantville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall County
    • Rhodes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylor Station, with the one closest to Saylor Station listed first.
    • Huxley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <3>
    • Slater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
    • Midvale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Story County
    • Maxwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Iowa Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
      • Iowa Center is located in Story County
    • Shipley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
      • Shipley is located in Story County
    • Collins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Ames
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <3>
    • Nevada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ontario
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in Story County
    • Colo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saylor Station, with the one closest to Saylor Station listed first.
    • Lakewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
    • Orillia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orillia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
      • Orillia is located in Warren County
    • Cumming
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
      • Cumming is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <3>
    • Spring Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Hartford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
    • Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Warren County
    • Prole
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Churchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Indianola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ackworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
      • Ackworth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Martensdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <3>
    • Sandyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
      • Sandyville is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Bevington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Saylor Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saylor Station.

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

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

  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oralabor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oralabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oralabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinehill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berwick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rittgers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kinsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ankeny Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ankeny Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridgedale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • McDivitt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDivitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDivitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel 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.<5>

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

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

  • Saylor
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
    • Saylor is located in Polk County
  • Oralabor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oralabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
    • Oralabor is located in Polk County
  • Saylorville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
    • Saylorville is located in Polk County
  • Berwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Polk County
  • Ankeny
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
    • Ankeny is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
  • Des Moines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Altoona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
  • East Des Moines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
    • East Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Bondurant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
    • Bondurant is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
  • Crocker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
    • Crocker is located in Polk County
  • Rising Sun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
  • Elkhart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Valley Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
      • Valley Junction is located in Polk County
    • Hastie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
      • Hastie is located in Polk County
    • Polk City Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polk City Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
      • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County

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

Newspapers Published in Saylor Station ...

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 294 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saylor Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saylor Station, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saylor Station.

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 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 Saylor Station:

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Saylor Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saylor Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saylor Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6805, Longitude: -93.5958       In this case, the coordinates for Saylor Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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