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 Steuben (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 Steuben. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Steuben is located in Davis 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 Davis County: Appanoose, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello, Schuyler (MO) & Scotland (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Steuben. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steuben:
- Davis County (The home county of Steuben)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Drakesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Savannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- West Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Floris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Chequest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Moulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Udell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Coal City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Exline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Moravia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Darbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Rathbun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Clarkdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Cincinnati
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Sunshine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Batavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Abingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Selection
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Avery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Albia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Cantril
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Douds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Keosauqua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Birmingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Bonaparte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Eldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bidwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Blakesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Keb ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Chillicothe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Highland Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Dudley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Competine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Clark County (MO)
- Acasto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Knox County (MO)
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Livonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Mendota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Pearl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Coatsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Julesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Queen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Greentop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Kilwinning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Pleasant Retreat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Arbela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steuben, see our County-by-County Page for Steuben.
Cemeteries Near Steuben ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steuben.
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 Steuben - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steuben covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bloomfield South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shunem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cammack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Knights of Pythias Lodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- K. P. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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, Steuben had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steuben, with the one closest to Steuben listed first.
- Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Stiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Mark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Savannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Drakesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Vinita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vinita is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Chequest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Floris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steuben. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steuben.
Newspapers Published in Steuben ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steuben.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steuben, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steuben.
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 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 Steuben:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Van Buren County
- Wapello County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland 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 Steuben, 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 from Point A (ie- Steuben) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |