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 Solomon (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 Solomon. 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 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 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.
Solomon is located in Mills 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 Mills County: Fremont, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Cass (NE) & Sarpy (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Solomon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Solomon:
- Mills County (The home county of Solomon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mineola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Folsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Nodaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Strand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Cass County
- Griswold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Imogene
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farragut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Bartlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- McPaul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- High Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Percival
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Coburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Tenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Villisca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sciola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Essex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Coin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Northboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Hepburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Clarinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- College Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Hawleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Shambaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Treynor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Farmers City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Westboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Watson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Rock Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Plattsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Murray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mynard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nehawka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Otoe County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Nebraska City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Sarpy County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- La Platte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Solomon, see our County-by-County Page for Solomon.
Cemeteries Near Solomon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Solomon.
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 Solomon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Solomon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- David Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hasting Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Wagner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chamber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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, Solomon had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Solomon, with the one closest to Solomon listed first.
- Imogene
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Strahan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strahan is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- White Cloud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Cloud is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Essex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Shenandoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Tabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Solomon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Solomon.
Newspapers Published in Solomon ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Solomon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Solomon, 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 Solomon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Solomon:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Mills County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Atchison County
- Cass County
- Otoe County
- Sarpy 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> | 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 Solomon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Solomon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |