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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 Ute (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 Ute. 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 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 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.

Ute is located in Monona 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 Monona County: Crawford, Harrison, Woodbury, Burt (NE) & Thurston (NE).

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

  • Monona County     (The home county of Ute)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ute, with the one closest to Ute listed first.
    • Soldier
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mapleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Castana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Moorhead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Turin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rodney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rodney is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Blencoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Blencoe is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Onawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Whiting
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ute, with the one closest to Ute listed first.
    • Charter Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ricketts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Kenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Bell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bell is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Dow City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Schleswig
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Denison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Buck Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Deloit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Kiron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Astor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Astor is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ute, with the one closest to Ute listed first.
    • Dunlap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pisgah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Little Sioux
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Orson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Orson is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
    • Magnolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Logan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Logan is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • Mondamin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ute, with the one closest to Ute listed first.
    • Battle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ida Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Arthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ute, with the one closest to Ute listed first.
    • Odebolt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Herring is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ute, with the one closest to Ute listed first.
    • Earling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Defiance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Panama
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Westphalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Portsmouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ute, with the one closest to Ute listed first.
    • Danbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Smithland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Oto is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Hornick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hornick is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Anthon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Climbing Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
    • Cushing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Correctionville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sloan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burt County (NE)
    • Decatur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Ute ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ute.

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

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

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

  • St. Clairce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Putman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Charter Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Soldier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Heisler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bockelmann Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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, Ute had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ute had a population of 337 people.

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

  • Soldier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Charter Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mapleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kenwood is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Castana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Moorhead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bell is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Danbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dow City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Turin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dunlap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Arion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arion is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ticonic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ticonic is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonic
    • Smithland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rodney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rodney is located in Monona County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ute ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ute.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ute, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ute.

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 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 Ute:

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 Ute, 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- Ute) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.