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 Veo (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 Veo. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Veo is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Davis, Henry, Keokuk, Van Buren, Wapello & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Veo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Veo:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Veo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Pleasant Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Packwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <2>
- Abingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Linby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Lockridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
- Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <2>
- Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Batavia is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <2>
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Chequest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Floris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Olds
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Swedesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Westwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Oakland Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Mount Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <2>
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- North English
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
- North English is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <2>
- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Parnell is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <2>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Amish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Frytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <2>
- Talleyrand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Ollie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Keota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keota is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <2>
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Martinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hayesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Sigourney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
- Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <2>
- Hedrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Kinross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - South English
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Big Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Houghton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Wyman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Cotter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Gladwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Columbus City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Columbus Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
- Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <2>
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mahaska County
- Fremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Fremont
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Birmingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Stockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
- Stockport is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockport <2>
- Douds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Kilbourn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Leando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Keosauqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
- Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <2>
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Competine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Eldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Eldon is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <2>
- Agency
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
- Agency is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <2>
- Highland Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Dahlonega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Cliffland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- East Ottumwa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ottumwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Ottumwa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <2>
- Kirkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
- Rubio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Coppock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - West Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Havre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Crawfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <2>
- Ainsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Ainsworth is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <2>
- Wellman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Wellman is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <2>
- Kalona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
- Kalona is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <2>
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Veo, see our County-by-County Page for Veo.
Newspapers Published in Veo ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Veo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Veo, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Veo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Veo:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Keokuk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Louisa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mahaska County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wapello County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Davis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
Cemeteries Near Veo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Veo.
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 Veo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Howard Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Grove Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Plain.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Plain Friends Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94829 <4>
- Moyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyer Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Ann Gowey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ann Gowey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ann Gowey Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Westenhaver Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westenhaver Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westenhaver Family Cemetery
- Rocky Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Run Cemetery
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
- Perlee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perlee Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
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, Veo had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Veo, with the one closest to Veo listed first.
- Pleasant Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Perlee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <2>
- Germanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
- Salina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Grace Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Packwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <2>
- Talleyrand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coppock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Ollie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Coppock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Veo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Veo.
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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> | 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- Veo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Veo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1542, Longitude: -91.9080 In this case, the coordinates for Veo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Veo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |