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 Victor (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 Victor. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Victor is primarily located in Poweshiek County. A portion of Victor extends into Iowa 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 Poweshiek County: Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marshall & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Victor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Victor:
- Poweshiek County (The home county of Victor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Hartwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Guernsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deep River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Malcom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Grinnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Searsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luzerne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Irving
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Blairstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Watkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Van Horne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Norway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Ladora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Ambrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Conroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Amana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Amana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- North English
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Amana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Amana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Sully
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Cosgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Amish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Frytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Keswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thornburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Coal Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- South English
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- What Cheer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kinross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Sigourney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Harper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Keota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Walford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Fairfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Barnes City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Indianapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- New Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Lacey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Rose Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Gilman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dunbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Long Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Vining
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Elberon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Tama
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clutier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Nira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wellman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Victor, see our County-by-County Page for Victor.
Cemeteries Near Victor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victor.
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 Victor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Victor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Victor Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Victor Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Victor
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1163737 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ladora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Winslow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Guernsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longstreth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Victor had a population of 616 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Victor had a population of 865 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Carnforth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
- Hartwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Ladora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guernsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Koszta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Koszta is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koszta
- Deep River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Belle Plaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luzerne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Malcom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haven is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Irving
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Victor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Victor.
Newspapers Published in Victor ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Victor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Victor, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Victor.
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 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 Victor:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Poweshiek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Iowa County
- Jasper County
- Johnson County
- Keokuk County
- Linn County
- Mahaska County
- Marshall County
- Tama County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Victor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Victor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |