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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 Yorkshire (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 Yorkshire. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Yorkshire is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Burt (NE) & Washington (NE).

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

  • Harrison County     (The home county of Yorkshire)
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorkshire, with the one closest to Yorkshire listed first.
    • Kimballton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fiscus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
  • Cass County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorkshire, with the one closest to Yorkshire listed first.
    • Dow City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Buck Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Astor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Astor is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
    • Arion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Bell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bell is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorkshire, with the one closest to Yorkshire listed first.
    • Mineola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Pottawattamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorkshire, with the one closest to Yorkshire listed first.
    • Minden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <1>
    • Neola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Underwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
    • Pigeon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Avoca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • McClelland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hancock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Weston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Honey Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Loveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Crescent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorkshire, with the one closest to Yorkshire listed first.
    • Shelby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tennant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Portsmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Corley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Panama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Harlan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westphalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Earling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Earling is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Kirkman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Defiance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Irwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Horn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Douglas County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorkshire, with the one closest to Yorkshire listed first.
    • Home Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Briggs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Irvington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Omaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarpy County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorkshire, with the one closest to Yorkshire listed first.
    • Avery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Bellevue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County (NE)

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

Cemeteries Near Yorkshire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorkshire.

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 Yorkshire - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Spears Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Graybill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Champlin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Minden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Schley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lytle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Neola Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Shelby Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cass Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Yorkshire had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Union Burg ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Union Burg is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
  • Minden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <1>
  • Persia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Persia is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Neola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shelby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Portsmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Beebeetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
  • Underwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • York Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
  • Pigeon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
  • Avoca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Yorkshire ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorkshire.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorkshire, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yorkshire.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Yorkshire:

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>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.
<3>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 Yorkshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Yorkshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.