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 Sutliff (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 Sutliff. 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.
Sutliff is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Sutliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sutliff:
- Johnson County (The home county of Sutliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Oasis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- North Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shueyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Midway ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Coralville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Cou Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- University Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Swisher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Atkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cedar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- West Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Centerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Downey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Clarence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lime City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Toronto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Wheatland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Lost Nation
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Amana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Amana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Amana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Amana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Jackson County
- Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Martelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Morley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Olin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anamosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stone City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Hale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Amber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Center Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Oxford Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Oxford Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Langworthy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Wyoming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bertram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Ely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Western
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Squaw Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Squaw Creek Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Village
- Lincolnway Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Cedar Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Louisa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- West Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Atalissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nichols
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Towne Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- New Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Big Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Durant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kalona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sutliff, see our County-by-County Page for Sutliff.
Cemeteries Near Sutliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sutliff.
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 Sutliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sutliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Sutliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Achey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lisbon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lisbon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #831032 <2>
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shawver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Sutliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sutliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sutliff, with the one closest to Sutliff listed first.
- Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Oasis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cedar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Bertram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- West Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sutliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sutliff.
Newspapers Published in Sutliff ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sutliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sutliff, 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 Sutliff.
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 Sutliff:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Iowa County
- Jackson County
- Jones County
- Linn County
- Muscatine County
- Scott County
- Washington 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 Sutliff, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sutliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |