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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 Walcott Eststes (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 Walcott Eststes. 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.
Name Variations for Walcott Eststes ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Walcott Eststes: Walcott Ests.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Walcott Eststes is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine & Rock Island (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Walcott Eststes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walcott Eststes:
- Scott County (The home county of Walcott Eststes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Walcott
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Blue Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Durant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Donahue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eldridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Sunbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Bennett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Lime City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Lowden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Tipton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Buchanan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Centerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Stanwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Calamus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Grand Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Toronto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- North Welton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Folletts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Lost Nation
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shaffton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Low Moor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Oxford Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Oxford Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Letts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Stockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Pleasant Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Midway Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- South Towne Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Fairport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Muscatine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atalissa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- West Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Briar Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Orion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Morristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Lynn Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Marston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Preemption
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Petersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Sherrard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Matherville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Shale City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Aledo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Joy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <1>
- Gilchrist
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Griffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Andalusia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
- Illinois City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Moline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <1>
- Taylor Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Coyne Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- East Moline
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Buffalo Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coal Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walcott Eststes, see our County-by-County Page for Walcott Eststes.
Cemeteries Near Walcott Eststes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walcott Eststes.
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 Walcott Eststes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walcott Eststes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Walcott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kisenmacher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Toole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Durant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Round Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friday Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Allens Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Melpine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Walcott Eststes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walcott Eststes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walcott Eststes, with the one closest to Walcott Eststes listed first.
- Walcott
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Blue Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Durant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Donahue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Andalusia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walcott Eststes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walcott Eststes.
Newspapers Published in Walcott Eststes ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walcott Eststes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walcott Eststes, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walcott Eststes.
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 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 Walcott Eststes:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Jones County
- Louisa County
- Muscatine County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Rock Island 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> | 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 Walcott Eststes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Walcott Eststes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |