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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 Underwood (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 Underwood. 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.

Underwood 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 Underwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Underwood:

  • Pottawattamie County     (The home county of Underwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
    • McClelland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
      • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <2>
    • Weston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Underwood to Weston
    • Neola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pigeon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pigeon
      • From Underwood to Pigeon
    • Minden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <2>
    • Chautauqua
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <2>
    • Honey Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Treynor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Loveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Carter Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Council Bluffs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cass County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Underwood to Yorkshire
    • Persia
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • California Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <2>
    • Magnolia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Modale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modale
      • Modale is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modale <2>
    • Mondamin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
    • Mineola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pacific City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 Underwood to Mills
    • Hastings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Malvern
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pacific Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
    • Shelby
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Portsmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Corley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harlan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Panama
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
    • Westphalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Earling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Cass County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
    • Plattsmouth
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Underwood to Cullom
  • Douglas County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
    • Home Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Omaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvington
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Underwood to Irvington
    • Ralston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Bennington
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Boys Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Millard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sarpy County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
    • Bellevue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • La Vista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • La Platte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Richfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County (NE)

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

Cemeteries Near Underwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Underwood.

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

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

  • Fisher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Downsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston St. Columbanus Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbanus Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbanus Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pottawattamie County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • York Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neola Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hazel Dell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Dell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazel Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hardin Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.
    • Grange Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Underwood had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Underwood had a population of 965 people.

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

  • Weston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Underwood to Weston
  • Neola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • York Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Pigeon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pigeon
    • From Underwood to Pigeon
  • Minden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
    • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <2>
  • Crescent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <2>
  • Beebeetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
    • Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
  • Yorkshire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Underwood to Yorkshire
  • Union Burg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Burg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
    • Union Burg is located in Harrison County
  • Honey Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Taylor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
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    • Council Bluffs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Loveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Shelby
      (14 miles [22.5 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>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Underwood ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Underwood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Underwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Underwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Underwood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Underwood.

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 Underwood:

The official website for Underwood: www.underwoodia.com/

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>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 Underwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Underwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Underwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3882, Longitude: -95.6784    









 

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