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 Scotch Grove (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 Scotch Grove. 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 Scotch Grove ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Scotch Grove: Scotch Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotch Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotch Grove.
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 doctors 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.
Scotch Grove is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson & Linn.
Below are the counties that are near Scotch Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotch Grove:
- Jones County (The home county of Scotch Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Center Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Amber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Onslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langworthy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Clay Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anamosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Olin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Stone City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Buchanan County
- Monti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Clarence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Stanwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lowden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Bennett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Lost Nation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Toronto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Wheatland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Delmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calamus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Hopkinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Delhi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earlville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ehler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Ryan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Golden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Almoral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Bernard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Farley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Epworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dyersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peosta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zwingle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bankston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Centralia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Emeline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Crab Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garry Owen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Ironhills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Buckhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Maquoketa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andrew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cottonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- La Motte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Prairieburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coggon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Squaw Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
- Paris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Bertram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Alburnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotch Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Scotch Grove.
Cemeteries Near Scotch Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotch Grove.
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 Scotch Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotch Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Four Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scotch Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiburz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edinburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Madison Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Midland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Amber.
- The Midland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ristine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95472 <2>
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scotch Grove had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotch Grove, with the one closest to Scotch Grove listed first.
- Amber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Center Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Onslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langworthy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Temple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Clay Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Junction Switch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Junction Switch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anamosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ozark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotch Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotch Grove.
Newspapers Published in Scotch Grove ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotch Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotch Grove, 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 Scotch Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Scotch Grove:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Dubuque County
- Jackson County
- Linn 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scotch Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Scotch Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |