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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 Siam (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 Siam. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Siam is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Adams, Page, Ringgold, Nodaway (MO) & Worth (MO).

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

  • Taylor County     (The home county of Siam)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siam, with the one closest to Siam listed first.
    • New Market
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bedford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ladoga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Guss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Conway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Conway is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Sharpsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Athelstan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Athelstan is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
    • Blockton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Blockton is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Clearfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siam, with the one closest to Siam listed first.
    • Iveyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Nodaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Nodaway is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Brooks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mercer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Corning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Queen City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Queen City is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Quincy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Quincy is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Carbon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Stringtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stringtown is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Strand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Prescott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fremont County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siam, with the one closest to Siam listed first.
    • Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
    • Villisca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Stanton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sciola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Coburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siam, with the one closest to Siam listed first.
    • Braddyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shambaugh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hawleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hawleyville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
    • Clarinda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • College Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • College Springs is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Yorktown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Yorktown is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Hepburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hepburn is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarkio City is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
    • Blanchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Coin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Northboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Nyman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Essex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringgold County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siam, with the one closest to Siam listed first.
    • Maloy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Redding
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Redding is located in Ringgold County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Benton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Benton is located in Ringgold County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Delphos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Delphos is located in Ringgold County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
      • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siam, with the one closest to Siam listed first.
    • Westboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Tarkio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmers City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
  • Gentry County (MO)
  • Nodaway County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siam, with the one closest to Siam listed first.
    • Hopkins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <1>
    • Clearmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickering
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Gaynor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Burlington Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Orrsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Parnell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Parnell is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <1>
    • Quitman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Ravenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arkoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Skidmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Worth County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siam, with the one closest to Siam listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Irena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Irena is located in Worth County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Worth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prohibition City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City

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

Cemeteries Near Siam ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Siam.

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 Siam - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Siam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Siam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shearer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Davison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Helm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Memory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Ferrell - Ross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Aron View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Siam had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hopkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <1>
  • New Market
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Braddyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shambaugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ladoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hawleyville is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
  • Clearmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Allison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Allison is located in Nodaway County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Gravity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarinda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickering
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pickering is located in Nodaway County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • College Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • College Springs is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Gaynor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Page Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Page Center is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Center

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

Newspapers Published in Siam ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Siam.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Siam, 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 Siam.

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 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 Siam:

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>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 Siam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Siam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.