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 Stennett (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 Stennett. 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.
Stennett is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Stennett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stennett:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Stennett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Elliott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Sciola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Tenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Coburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adair County
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Strand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Nodaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Carbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Quincy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Brooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mount Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Corning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iveyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Carl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Prescott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Dewey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Atlantic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Massena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Sycamore Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Marne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wiota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Imogene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Tabor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Farragut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Malvern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Mineola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Nyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hepburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Shenandoah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarinda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hawleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Coin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Shambaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Treynor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Avoca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Dumfries
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- McClelland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Guss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stennett, see our County-by-County Page for Stennett.
Cemeteries Near Stennett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stennett.
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 Stennett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stennett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Indian Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- L Laire Property Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Shank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mercer 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stennett had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stennett, with the one closest to Stennett listed first.
- Elliott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sciola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Coburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Lyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stennett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stennett.
Newspapers Published in Stennett ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stennett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stennett, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stennett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stennett:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor 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> | 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 Stennett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stennett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |