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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Tower Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tower Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tower Station, please Contact Us.

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 Tower Station (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 Tower Station. 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.

Name Variations for Tower Station ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Tower Station: Tower Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Tower Station is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Wapello & Wayne.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Tower Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Station, with the one closest to Tower Station listed first.
    • Albia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lovilia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
      • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <2>
    • Avery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Monroe County
    • Melrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Appanoose County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Station, with the one closest to Tower Station listed first.
    • Moravia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Iconium
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
      • Iconium is located in Appanoose County
    • Darbyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
      • Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
    • Rathbun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathbun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
      • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Walnut City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
      • Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
    • Clarkdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
      • Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
    • Mystic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Unionville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
    • Udell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
      • Udell is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Brazil
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
      • Brazil is located in Appanoose County
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Sunshine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
    • Plano
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Station, with the one closest to Tower Station listed first.
    • Paris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Davis County
    • Carbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Davis County
    • Drakesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
      • West Grove is located in Davis County
    • Floris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Bloomfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Station, with the one closest to Tower Station listed first.
    • Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <2>
    • Williamson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
    • Chariton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
      • Chariton is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <2>
    • Lucas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Mahaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Station, with the one closest to Tower Station listed first.
    • Lakonta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
      • Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
    • Givin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
      • Givin is located in Mahaska County
    • Olivet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Mahaska County
    • Beacon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Evans
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Mahaska County
    • Fishville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Mahaska County
    • Leighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Mahaska County
    • Oskaloosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • University Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Wright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Mahaska County
    • Exeelsior
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeelsior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
      • Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
    • Keomah Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
      • Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Station, with the one closest to Tower Station listed first.
    • Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Marysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Bussey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
      • Bussey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Indiana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
      • Indiana is located in Marion County
    • Attica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Marion County
    • Tracy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Marion County
    • Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Marion County
    • Pershing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
      • Pershing is located in Marion County
    • Harvey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Knoxville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Melcher - Dallas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
      • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Newbern
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Marion County
    • Bauer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Marion County
  • Wapello County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Station, with the one closest to Tower Station listed first.
    • Blakesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dudley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wapello County
    • Eddyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chillicothe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
      • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Kirkville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Ottumwa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • East Ottumwa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ottumwa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
      • East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
    • Dahlonega
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
      • Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
    • Highland Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
      • Highland Center is located in Wapello County
    • Cliffland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
      • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
    • Agency
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <2>
  • Warren County
    • Lacona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tower Station, with the one closest to Tower Station listed first.
    • Confidence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
      • Confidence is located in Wayne County
    • Promise City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
      • Promise City is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Millerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Seymour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
    • Corydon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <2>
  • Putnam County (MO)
    • Pearl City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)

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

Newspapers Published in Tower Station ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tower Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tower Station, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tower Station.

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 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 Tower Station:

Cemeteries Near Tower Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tower Station.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Babb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babb Cemetery
  • Rowley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowley Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hiteman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiteman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiteman Cemetery
  • Inghram Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inghram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inghram Cemetery
  • Oakview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albia.
    • The Oakview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak View Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521670 <6>
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Piper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piper Cemetery
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Enix Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enix Cemetery
  • Continue List   (439 more) ...
    • Abegglen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abegglen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abegglen Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Service Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Service Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Service Chapel Cemetery

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.

While we didn't find Tower Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tower Station.

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

  • Hiteman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiteman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiteman
    • Hiteman is located in Monroe County
  • Albia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hagerty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagerty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
    • Hagerty is located in Monroe County
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Monroe County
  • Tyrone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Monroe County
  • Maxon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxon
    • Maxon is located in Monroe County
  • Selection
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selection have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
    • Selection is located in Monroe County
  • Lovilia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
    • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <2>
  • Foster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Monroe County
  • Avery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Monroe County
  • Bluff Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Melrose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Moravia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brompton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brompton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
      • Brompton is located in Monroe County
    • Iconium
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
      • Iconium is located in Appanoose County

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Tower Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tower Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tower Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0270, Longitude: -92.8730       In this case, the coordinates for Tower Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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