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 Seymour (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 Seymour. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Seymour is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Mercer (MO) & Putnam (MO).

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

• Wayne County     (The home county of Seymour)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Promise City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
    • Promise City is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Genoa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Wayne County
  • Corydon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Corydon is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <2>
  • Confidence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
    • Confidence is located in Wayne County
  • Allerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
    • Allerton is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <2>
  • Millerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Clio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Lineville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Humeston
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
    • Humeston is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <2>
• Appanoose County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Jerome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Appanoose County
  • Plano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Plano is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
  • Numa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
    • Numa is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Cincinnati
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
    • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Brazil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
    • Brazil is located in Appanoose County
  • Sunshine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
  • Mystic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Walnut City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
    • Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
  • Centerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
  • Clarkdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
    • Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
  • Exline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Exline is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Rathbun
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathbun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
    • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Darbyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
    • Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
• Davis County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Paris
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Davis County
  • West Grove
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
    • West Grove is located in Davis County
• Decatur County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Woodland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Decatur County
  • Garden Grove
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
    • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Morgan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Decatur County
  • Le Roy
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
• Lucas County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Russell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <2>
  • Derby
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Chariton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
    • Chariton is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <2>
  • Williamson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
    • Williamson is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
  • Lucas
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
• Monroe County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Melrose
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <2>
  • Albia
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
    • Albia is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <2>
• Mercer County (MO)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • South Lineville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
    • South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Ravanna
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
    • Ravanna is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Mercer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <2>
  • Princeton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
• Putnam County (MO)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Pearl City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
  • Powersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
    • Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Unionville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
  • Lucerne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Livonia
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Worthington
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
• Schuyler County (MO)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Coatsville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
    • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
  • Glenwood
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
• Sullivan County (MO)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
  • Pollock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Sullivan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Pennville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
    • Pennville is located in Sullivan County (MO)
  • Newtown
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown is located in Sullivan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <2>
  • Boynton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Boynton is located in Sullivan County (MO)
  • Harris
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Sullivan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <2>
  • Green City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
    • Green City is located in Sullivan County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Seymour ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seymour.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Seymour. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Seymour and those printed in the larger area surrounding Seymour.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Seymour.

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 Seymour:

• Websites specific to Iowa
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/

• Pages specific to Wayne County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Appanoose County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Davis County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Decatur County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lucas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Monroe County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mercer County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Putnam County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Schuyler County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sullivan County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Iowa
  • Cemeteries of Wayne County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Iowa

Cemeteries Near Seymour ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seymour.

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

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

• Southlawn Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southlawn Cemetery
• Shoultz Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • The Shoultz Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Schultz Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoultz Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96311 <4>
• Hickerson Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickerson Cemetery
• Tharp Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tharp Cemetery
• Crossroads Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
• Sharp Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
• Harris Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
• Genoa Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genoa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genoa Cemetery
• Promise City Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Promise City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Promise City Cemetery
• Miller Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
• Jerome Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerome Cemetery
• Bollman Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bollman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bollman Cemetery
• Continue List   (349 more) ...
  • Ripper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ripper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ripper Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95330 <4>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Seymour had a population of 1,058 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Seymour had a population of 699 people.

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

• Promise City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
  • Promise City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Genoa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Wayne County
• Jerome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Appanoose County
• Plano
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
• Sewal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewal
  • Sewal is located in Wayne County
• Numa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
  • Numa is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
• Bridgeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Wayne County
• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Wayne County
• Garfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Appanoose County
• Diamond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Appanoose County
• Saint John
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
• Cincinnati
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
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  • Brazil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
    • Brazil is located in Appanoose County
  • Mystic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Corydon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
    • Corydon is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <2>

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

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