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 Wallin (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 Wallin. 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 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.
Wallin is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Wallin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallin:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Wallin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Sciola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Tenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Fontanelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanelle is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Strand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Nodaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Corning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Iveyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Carl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Griswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lewis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Dewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Massena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Atlantic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Sycamore Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Wiota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Imogene
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Mills County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Nyman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Hawleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Essex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Shenandoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shambaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Coin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- College Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Walnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Guss
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Ladoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Gravity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Union County
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wallin, see our County-by-County Page for Wallin.
Cemeteries Near Wallin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallin.
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 Wallin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morton Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bolt Family Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sciola Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mamrelund Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Mamre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Wallin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wallin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallin, with the one closest to Wallin listed first.
- Sciola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Stennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stennett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
- Strand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Griswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Coburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallin.
Newspapers Published in Wallin ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallin, 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 Wallin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wallin:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Union 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 Wallin, 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- Wallin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |