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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 Templeton (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 Templeton. 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 hospitals and 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.

Templeton is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Audubon, Calhoun, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Sac & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Templeton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Templeton:

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Templeton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
    • Roselle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Roselle is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
    • Dedham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Halbur
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Manning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Willey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Carroll
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Coon Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glidden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lidderdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Ralston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
    • Gray
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Audubon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fiscus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
    • Hamlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Kimballton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Exira
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Brayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
    • Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yetter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Wightman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
    • Aspinwall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Westside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Manilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Vail
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vail is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
    • Astor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Astor is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
    • Deloit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Denison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Boyer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
    • Buck Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Arion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Kiron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
    • Scranton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Farlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
    • Churdan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Churdan is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cooper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
    • Bayard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
    • Bagley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Guthrie Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
    • Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Grant City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Herring is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
    • Wall Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Lake View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
    • Botna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Botna is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
    • Irwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Defiance
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Elk Horn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Earling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Harlan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Westphalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Corley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Corley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Panama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Templeton, see our County-by-County Page for Templeton.

Cemeteries Near Templeton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Templeton.

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 Templeton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Templeton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elba Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Manning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dedham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Iowa Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Viola Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McCurdy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Templeton had a population of 269 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Templeton had a population of 329 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.

  • Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roselle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Roselle is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
  • Halbur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Halbur is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Dedham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Manning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Willey is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Aspinwall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Botna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Botna is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
  • Ross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ross is located in Audubon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Viola Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Viola Center is located in Audubon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Center
  • Carrollton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carroll
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Maple River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Maple River is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
    • Westside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Templeton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Templeton.

Newspapers Published in Templeton ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Templeton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Templeton, 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 Templeton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Templeton:

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 Templeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Templeton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.