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 Troy (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 Troy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Troy is located in Davis 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 Davis County: Appanoose, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello, Schuyler (MO) & Scotland (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy:
- Davis County (The home county of Troy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Chequest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Floris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Stiles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drakesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Mark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- West Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Moulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Udell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Henry County
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Maharishi Vedic City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Linby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Packwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Perlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Pekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Lockridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Hedrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Big Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Croton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Primrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Mount Hamill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Douds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Cantril
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keosauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Birmingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Stockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bonaparte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Eldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cliffland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Competine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Bidwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Keb ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Highland Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Blakesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Dudley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Acasto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Chambersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Wyaconda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Knox County (MO)
- Rutledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Downing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Coatsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Julesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Queen City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Kilwinning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arbela
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Pleasant Retreat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Gorin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Troy, see our County-by-County Page for Troy.
Cemeteries Near Troy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.
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 Troy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Troy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pansy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cupp Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Groves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hissem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matthias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Troy had a population of 223 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chequest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Leando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Cantril
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Stiles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Eldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keosauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Troy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troy.
Newspapers Published in Troy ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Troy:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Keokuk County
- Lee County
- Van Buren County
- Wapello County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland 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 Troy, 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 from Point A (ie- Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |