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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 Udell (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 Udell. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Udell is located in Appanoose 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 Appanoose County: Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne, Putnam (MO) & Schuyler (MO).

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

  • Appanoose County     (The home county of Udell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Udell, with the one closest to Udell listed first.
    • Unionville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orleans
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orleans is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Moulton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Darbyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rathbun
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Moravia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarkdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sunshine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Exline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Exline is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Mystic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Walnut City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brazil
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Davis County
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Udell, with the one closest to Udell listed first.
    • Zero
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Olmitz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Olmitz is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
  • Mahaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Udell, with the one closest to Udell listed first.
    • Lakonta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Givin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Udell, with the one closest to Udell listed first.
    • Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Marysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bussey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Monroe County
  • Wapello County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Udell, with the one closest to Udell listed first.
    • Confidence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Seymour
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Promise City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Genoa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Millerton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Corydon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Putnam County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Udell, with the one closest to Udell listed first.
    • Mendota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Livonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Worthington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Unionville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint John
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuyler County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Udell, with the one closest to Udell listed first.
    • Coatsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
    • Glenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Lancaster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Julesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Queen City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Downing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Scotland County (MO)
  • Sullivan County (MO)

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

Cemeteries Near Udell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Udell.

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

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

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

  • Perjue Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Clancy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Denny Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (434 more) ...

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, Udell had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Udell had a population of 44 people.

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

  • Unionville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Forbush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Forbush is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
  • Moravia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Maine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maine is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Sedan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sedan is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Exline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Exline is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Dean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dean is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • West Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brompton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brompton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Foster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Foster is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Walnut City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mystic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people

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

Newspapers Published in Udell ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Udell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Udell, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Udell.

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 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 Udell:

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 Udell, 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 from Point A (ie- Udell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.