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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 Wiota (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 Wiota. 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 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.

Wiota is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Guthrie, Montgomery, Pottawattamie & Shelby.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Wiota)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Norway Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
      • Norway Center is located in Cass County
    • Grove City ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Cass County
    • Sycamore Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
      • Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
    • Anita
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
      • Anita is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <2>
    • Atlantic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <2>
    • Cumberland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Massena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Cass County
    • Marne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dewey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Cass County
    • Griswold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fontanelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Gilead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Adair County
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Orient
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arbor Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Lincoln Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
    • Mount Etna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
      • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
    • Strand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
      • Strand is located in Adams County
    • Carl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Carl is located in Adams County
    • Carbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Williamson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Adams County
    • Quincy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Adams County
    • Queen City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Adams County
    • Corning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Prescott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <2>
    • Brooks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Adams County
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Brayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Exira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
      • Exira is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exira <2>
    • Hamlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
    • Kimballton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Audubon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
    • Fiscus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiscus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
    • Gray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Audubon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Adair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
      • Adair is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <2>
    • North Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
    • Casey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Casey is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <2>
    • Menlo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Center
      • Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie Center <2>
    • Glendon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
      • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
    • Stuart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <2>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Grant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Elliott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <2>
    • Sciola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sciola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
      • Sciola is located in Montgomery County
    • Tenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
      • Tenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Stanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pottawattamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Walnut
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Avoca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
    • Hancock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <2>
    • Carson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <2>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wiota, with the one closest to Wiota listed first.
    • Elk Horn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
      • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <2>
    • Corley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Shelby County
    • Harlan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
      • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Shelby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Wiota ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiota.

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 Wiota covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wiota Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiota Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norway Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atlantic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atlantic Cemetery
    • The Atlantic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Atlantic Catholic Cemetery
  • Franklin Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lorah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Southlawn Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Oakfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Massena Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Massena Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Massena Center Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wiota had a population of 168 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wiota had a population of 107 people.

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

  • Lorah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah
    • Lorah is located in Cass County
  • Anita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
    • Anita is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <2>
  • Atlantic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Atlantic is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <2>
  • Cumberland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Brayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Massena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Cass County
  • Marne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Exira
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
    • Exira is located in Audubon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exira <2>
  • Adair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Adair is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <2>
  • Bridgewater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Canby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
      • Canby is located in Adair County
    • Elk Horn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
      • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <2>
    • Griswold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Wiota ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiota.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wiota, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wiota.

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 Wiota:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wiota. 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>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.
<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 Wiota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Wiota) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wiota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4010, Longitude: -94.8875       In this case, the coordinates for Wiota have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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