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 Webster (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 Webster. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Webster is located in Keokuk 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 Keokuk County: Iowa, Jefferson, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Wapello & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Webster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webster:
- Keokuk County (The home county of Webster)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Keswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South English
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Sigourney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- What Cheer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- North English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ambrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Parnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ladora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Conroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Marengo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Amana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Amana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Middle Amana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Linby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Packwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Pleasant Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Perlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Batavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Amish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Frytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Cosgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Barnes City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Exeelsior
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Keomah Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Wright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Cedar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Lacey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- New Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- University Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Victor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Malcom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Searsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Competine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Highland Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Kirkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Dahlonega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Keb ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Chillicothe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Eddyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Nira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wellman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Rubio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Kalona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coppock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webster, see our County-by-County Page for Webster.
Cemeteries Near Webster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webster.
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 Webster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Sorden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Pigeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South English Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Humes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Webster had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Webster had a population of 71 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
- Keswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South English
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Sigourney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- North English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- What Cheer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kinross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Keota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webster. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webster.
Newspapers Published in Webster ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webster, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webster.
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 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 Webster:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Keokuk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iowa County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Mahaska County
- Poweshiek County
- Wapello 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Webster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Webster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |