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 Aplington (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 Aplington. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Aplington is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Black Hawk, Bremer, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Aplington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aplington:
- Butler County (The home county of Aplington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Austinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Butler Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Sinclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Coster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Allison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aredale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Finchford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Janesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Cedar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blessing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Evansdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Dougherty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Cartersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Chickasaw County
- Nashua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Aureola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Marble Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Faulkner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hansell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reeve
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Chapin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Coulter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Latimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Popejoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Buck Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Fern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Stout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Wellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grundy Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Morrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reinbeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Conrad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beaman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Ackley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Robertson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Eagle City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Steamboat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Owasa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Iowa Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gifford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- New Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Alden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Liscomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Gladbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aplington, see our County-by-County Page for Aplington.
Cemeteries Near Aplington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aplington.
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 Aplington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aplington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Burial Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monroe Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley U M C Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hitesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- St. Peter's Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Aplington had a population of 427 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Aplington had a population of 1,039 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aplington, with the one closest to Aplington listed first.
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ackley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Butler Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Wellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Faulkner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Dumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Robertson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dairyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aplington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aplington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Aplington ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aplington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Aplington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Aplington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Aplington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Aplington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Aplington:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Bremer County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Chickasaw County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hardin County
- Marshall County
- Tama County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Aplington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aplington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |