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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about South River Crossing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added South River Crossing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South River Crossing, please Contact Us.
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 South River Crossing (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 South River Crossing. 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 South River Crossing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South River Crossing: S. River Xing.
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 southeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of South River Crossing is historic, it would have been located within present day Warren 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 Warren County: Clarke, Dallas, Lucas, Madison, Marion & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near South River Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South River Crossing:
- Warren County (The home county of South River Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- New Virginia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Cool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Bevington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martensdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Churchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Prole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Milo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ackworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Stanzel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Lacelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hopeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Booneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Van Meter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- DeSoto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waukee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Le Roy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Van Wert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Garden Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Grand River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chariton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Truro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Barney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Winterset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Macksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Pitzer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Earlham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Bauer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Melcher - Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Pleasantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Norwalk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- West Des Moines
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Levey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Des Moines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Windsor Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adelphi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Runnells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Country Estate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Lorimor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Thayer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Wayne County
- Humeston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South River Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for South River Crossing.
Cemeteries Near South River Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South River Crossing.
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 South River Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South River Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- Beymer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Worthing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fremont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Viney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Rhoades Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find South River Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South River Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South River Crossing, with the one closest to South River Crossing listed first.
- New Virginia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Truro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jamison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Hanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
- Medora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Medora is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Cool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Wick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Conger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Conger is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- East Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bevington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South River Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around South River Crossing.
Newspapers Published in South River Crossing ...
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 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around South River Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South River Crossing, 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 South River Crossing.
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 professional and volunteer 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 South River Crossing:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Decatur County
- Lucas County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Polk County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 South River Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South River Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |