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 Taylor (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 Taylor. 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 southeast 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 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.
Taylor is located in Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County: Cass, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby, Douglas (NE), Sarpy (NE) & Washington (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Taylor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor:
- Pottawattamie County (The home county of Taylor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Treynor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McClelland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Underwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Griswold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lewis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Sycamore Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Tabor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Imogene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Bartlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Yorkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Persia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Missouri Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Hastings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Clark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Pacific Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Elliott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Stanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tennant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Corley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harlan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Plattsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Rock Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Cullom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Douglas County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Home Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Briggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Omaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Irvington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Ralston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sarpy County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Avery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- La Platte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- La Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Papillion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Portal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County (NE)
- Fort Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor.
Cemeteries Near Taylor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor.
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 Taylor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belknap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- York Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Taylor had a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Underwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor.
Newspapers Published in Taylor ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor.
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 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 Taylor:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Pottawattamie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Harrison County
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Cass County
- Douglas County
- Sarpy 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 Taylor, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Taylor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |