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 Shueyville (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 Shueyville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Shueyville is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Shueyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shueyville:
- Johnson County (The home county of Shueyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Cou Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Swisher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tiffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Cosgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- University Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Iowa City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Watkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Newhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Van Horne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Luzerne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- West Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Buchanan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cedar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Centerdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Downey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Stanwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Clarence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Amana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Amana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Amana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Amana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Conroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Marengo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Ladora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Martelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Stone City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Anamosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Western
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Ely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnway Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Cedar Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bertram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cedar Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Walford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Louisa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Hiawatha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Kalona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wellman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shueyville, see our County-by-County Page for Shueyville.
Cemeteries Near Shueyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shueyville.
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 Shueyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shueyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Shueyville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sulek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Western Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Western Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Western.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96650 <2>
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Truhlar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buresh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Facklers Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Rogers Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Shueyville had a population of 138 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shueyville had a population of 655 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shueyville, with the one closest to Shueyville listed first.
- Ely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bertram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cedar Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Coralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Amana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homestead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shueyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shueyville.
Newspapers Published in Shueyville ...
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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shueyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shueyville, 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 Shueyville.
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 Shueyville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cedar County
- Iowa County
- Jones County
- Linn County
- Muscatine County
- Washington 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- Shueyville) 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 Shueyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |