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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 Treynor (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 Treynor. 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 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 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.

Treynor is located in Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County: Cass, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby, Douglas (NE), Sarpy (NE) & Washington (NE).

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

  • Pottawattamie County     (The home county of Treynor)
  • Cass County
  • Fremont County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Treynor, with the one closest to Treynor listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yorkshire
      • From Treynor to Yorkshire
    • Persia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Missouri Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
      • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <2>
    • Logan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • California Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Treynor, with the one closest to Treynor listed first.
    • Mineola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <2>
    • Silver City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Malvern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hastings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Mills County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mills
      • From Treynor to Mills
    • Pacific City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County
    • Pacific Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <2>
    • Emerson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Treynor, with the one closest to Treynor listed first.
    • Elliott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <2>
    • Red Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Treynor, with the one closest to Treynor listed first.
    • Shelby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
    • Tennant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Corley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Portsmouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Cass County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Treynor, with the one closest to Treynor listed first.
    • Plattsmouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
      • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <2>
    • Cullom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cullom
      • From Treynor to Cullom
    • Mynard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Murray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <2>
  • Douglas County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Treynor, with the one closest to Treynor listed first.
    • Home Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Omaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ralston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <2>
    • Irvington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irvington
      • From Treynor to Irvington
    • Boys Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Millard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bennington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <2>
  • Sarpy County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Treynor, with the one closest to Treynor listed first.
    • Bellevue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • La Platte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • La Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <2>
    • Papillion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
      • Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <2>
    • Richfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Chalco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
      • Chalco is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <2>
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
  • Washington County (NE)

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

Cemeteries Near Treynor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Treynor.

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 Treynor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treynor Zion Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardin Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardin Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Keg Creek Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Graybill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graybill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graybill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Plumer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Taylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Quick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
    • Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Mineola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <2>
  • Silver City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Carson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • York Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
    • York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Weston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Weston
    • From Treynor to Weston
  • Underwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Henderson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Council Bluffs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Folsom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Folsom is located in Mills County
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hentons ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
      • Hentons is located in Mills County

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

Newspapers Published in Treynor ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Treynor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Treynor, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Treynor.

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 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 Treynor:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Treynor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Treynor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Treynor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2324, Longitude: -95.6088    
<6>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 Treynor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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