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 Wanetta Corner (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 Wanetta Corner. 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 Wanetta Corner ...
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 Wanetta Corner: Wanetta Cor. (or less commonly used: Wanetta Crn.)
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 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.
Wanetta Corner is located in Davis 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 Davis County: Appanoose, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello, Schuyler (MO) & Scotland (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Wanetta Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wanetta Corner:
- Davis County (The home county of Wanetta Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stiles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Chequest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Floris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Drakesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Moulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Orleans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Udell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Exline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Libertyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- Croton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cantril
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Douds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Keosauqua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Kilbourn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Bonaparte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Eldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cliffland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dahlonega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Bidwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Blakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Acasto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Luray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Wyaconda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Chambersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Anson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Medill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Knox County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Rutledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Knox County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Putnam County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Livonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Downing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Coatsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Julesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Queen City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Greentop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Kilwinning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Pleasant Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Arbela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Gorin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wanetta Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Wanetta Corner.
Cemeteries Near Wanetta Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wanetta Corner.
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 Wanetta Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wanetta Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Round Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rader Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stiles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knights of Pythias Lodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- K. P. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Stookesberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Wanetta Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wanetta Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wanetta Corner, with the one closest to Wanetta Corner listed first.
- Hitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hitt is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Stiles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vinita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinita is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Kilwinning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Brock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Downing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Cantril
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Azen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wanetta Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wanetta Corner.
Newspapers Published in Wanetta Corner ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wanetta Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wanetta Corner, 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 Wanetta Corner.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wanetta Corner:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Jefferson County
- Lee County
- Van Buren County
- Wapello County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland 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 Wanetta Corner, 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- Wanetta Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |