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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 West Iron Hills (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 West Iron Hills. 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 West Iron Hills ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Iron Hills: W. Iron Hills

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.

West Iron Hills is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Clinton, Dubuque, Jones, Carroll (IL) & Jo Daviess (IL).

Below are the counties that are near West Iron Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Iron Hills:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of West Iron Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Ironhills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
      • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
    • Crab Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
      • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
    • Fulton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Jackson County
    • Buckhorn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
    • Baldwin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Jackson County
    • Monmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Maquoketa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Andrew
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Garry Owen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
      • Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
    • La Motte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
      • La Motte is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <2>
    • Springbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
      • Springbrook is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springbrook <2>
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Lowden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
      • Lowden is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <2>
    • Clarence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Bennett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Elwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Clinton County
    • Lost Nation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
      • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <2>
    • Delmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Toronto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Bliedorn ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliedorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
      • Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
    • North Welton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
      • North Welton is located in Clinton County
    • Welton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
      • Welton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Charlotte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Calamus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calamus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
      • Calamus is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Wheatland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Grand Mound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
      • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <2>
    • Goose Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
      • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Rockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Delaware County
    • Hopkinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Bernard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard
      • Bernard is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernard <2>
    • Zwingle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
      • Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Fillmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
    • Cascade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Key West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
      • Key West is located in Dubuque County
    • Peosta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
      • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <2>
    • Centralia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Epworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
      • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <2>
    • Rockdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
    • Cattese
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
      • Cattese is located in Dubuque County
    • Farley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Graf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Onslow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
      • Onslow is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <2>
    • Wyoming
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
    • Oxford Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
      • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Oxford Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
      • Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
    • Center Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
    • Hale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Jones County
    • Amber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber is located in Jones County
    • Olin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
      • Olin is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <2>
    • Monticello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • Langworthy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langworthy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
      • Langworthy is located in Jones County
    • Anamosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
      • Anamosa is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <2>
    • Morley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Linn County
    • Viola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Linn County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Big Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Scott County
    • Dixon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • New Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
      • New Liberty is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Carroll County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Arnold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Blackhawk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
      • Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Marcus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
      • Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Aiken
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • East Dubuque
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bremen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Galena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
    • Hanover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • Menominee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menominee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Sinnipee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinnipee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
      • Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Iron Hills, see our County-by-County Page for West Iron Hills.

Newspapers Published in West Iron Hills ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Iron Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Iron Hills, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Iron Hills.

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 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 West Iron Hills:

Cemeteries Near West Iron Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Iron Hills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Iron Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.

  • East Iron Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Iron Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Iron Hill Cemetery
  • West Ironhills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ironhills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ironhills Cemetery
  • Willison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willison Cemetery
  • Crabb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crabb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabb Cemetery
  • Tracy Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tracy Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tracy Farm Cemetery
  • Streets Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Streets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Streets Cemetery
  • Reel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reel Cemetery
  • English Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
  • Pence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pence Cemetery
  • Woods Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Farm Cemetery
  • Esgate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Esgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Esgate Cemetery
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...
    • Beedle Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beedle Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beedle Farm Cemetery
    • Said Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Said Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Said Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find West Iron Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Iron Hills.

These communities are listed based on their distance from West Iron Hills, with the one closest to West Iron Hills listed first.

  • Ironhills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
    • Ironhills is located in Jackson County
  • Emeline
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emeline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
    • Emeline is located in Jackson County
  • Ozark ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Jackson County
  • Baldwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Jackson County
  • Fulton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Jackson County
  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Jackson County
  • Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
    • Monmouth is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Maquoketa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Clay Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
    • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
  • Elwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Clinton County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Andrew
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Washington Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
      • Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
    • Onslow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
      • Onslow is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Iron Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Iron Hills.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Iron Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Iron Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Iron Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1422, Longitude: -90.7918       In this case, the coordinates for West Iron Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 West Iron Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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