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 Truro (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 Truro. 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 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.
Truro is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Adair, Clarke, Dallas, Guthrie, Polk, Union & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Truro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Truro:
- Madison County (The home county of Truro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- East Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Winterset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Macksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Pitzer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Earlham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Stanzel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
- Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Arbor Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Orient
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Lacelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Booneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Van Meter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- DeSoto
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waukee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Van Wert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Le Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Grand River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Garden Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Lucas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Chariton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Bauer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Newbern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Norwalk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- West Des Moines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Levey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Urbandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Des Moines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Ellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Beaconsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Tingley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Lorimor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Thayer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Afton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Shannon City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- New Virginia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bevington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martensdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Cool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Prole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Liberty Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Indianola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cumming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- Humeston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Truro, see our County-by-County Page for Truro.
Cemeteries Near Truro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Truro.
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 Truro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Truro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- Hartman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Worthing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sayre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Fremont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beymer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Truro had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Truro had a population of 501 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Truro, with the one closest to Truro listed first.
- East Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
- New Virginia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Jamison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Conger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conger is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Bevington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lorimor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Truro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Truro.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Truro ...
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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Truro.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Truro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Truro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Truro.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Truro.
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 Truro:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Decatur County
- Lucas County
- Marion County
- Polk County
- Ringgold County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Truro, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Truro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |