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 Scarville (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 Scarville. 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 doctors 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.
Scarville is located in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County: Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Kossuth, Worth, Faribault (MN) & Freeborn (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Scarville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scarville:
- Winnebago County (The home county of Scarville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- Vinje
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Lake Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Buffalo Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- Creamery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Ventura
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Mason City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- Crystal Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Woden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Garner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Britt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hutchins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Kossuth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- German Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Lakota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Titonka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Ledyard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gerled
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Mitchell County
- Carpenter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Joice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Silver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Fertile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Northwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kensett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Manly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Faribault County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- Kiester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Bricelyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Frost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <1>
- Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dell is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <1>
- Elmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Blue Earth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Minnesota Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Freeborn County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Conger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Twin Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Alden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Albert Lea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Freeborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hayward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Hartland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Clarks Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Waseca County (MN)
- New Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scarville, see our County-by-County Page for Scarville.
Cemeteries Near Scarville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scarville.
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 Scarville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scarville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Synod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Center Synod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Cemetery
- Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery
- Lime Creek Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #690479 <2>
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Holmes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Synod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn 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 Scarville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scarville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scarville, with the one closest to Scarville listed first.
- Lake Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Kiester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Amund
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Thompson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somber is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Twin Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Silver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scarville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scarville.
Newspapers Published in Scarville ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scarville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scarville, 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 Scarville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Scarville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Winnebago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cerro Gordo County
- Hancock County
- Kossuth County
- Mitchell County
- Worth County
- Faribault County
- Freeborn County
- Waseca 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 Scarville, 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 from Point A (ie- Scarville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |