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 Island City (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 Island City. 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 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.
Island City is located in Gentry County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gentry County: Andrew, Daviess, DeKalb, Harrison, Nodaway & Worth.
Below are the counties that are near Island City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island City:
- Gentry County (The home county of Island City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Stanberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- King City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Gentryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Alanthus Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- McFall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Lone Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Siloam Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Rea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Bolckow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Rosendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Savannah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cosby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Amazonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Country Club
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Nodaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Pattonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Coffey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mabel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Winston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Union Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Fairport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Maysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Santa Rosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Weatherby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Stewartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Osborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- New Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Maitland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- New Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conception Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Barnard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Arkoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Parnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orrsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Maryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaynor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pickering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Worth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Worth is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Prohibition City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Allendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Irena is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Taylor County (IA)
- Athelstan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island City, see our County-by-County Page for Island City.
Cemeteries Near Island City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island City.
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 Island City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Meekers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hammer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mize II Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Granor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Stanberry.
- The Mt. Zion Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery - West
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159727 <2>
- Mt. Zion - West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Ford City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hussey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- DePriest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Island City had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Island City, with the one closest to Island City listed first.
- Douglas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
- Stanberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- King City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCurry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCurry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurry
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cawood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cawood is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Whitesville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Flag Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Rea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Union Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Island City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island City.
Newspapers Published in Island City ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Island City.
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 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 Island City:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Gentry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Buchanan County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Harrison County
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Worth County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Island City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Island City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |