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 Aureola (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 Aureola. 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.
Aureola is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Franklin, Howard, Mitchell & Worth.
Below are the counties that are near Aureola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aureola:
- Floyd County (The home county of Aureola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Marble Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Charles City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nora Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Colwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Finchford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Janesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seigel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Bremer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Frederika
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aredale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Allison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Kesley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Coster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Shell Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aplington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Parkersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Dougherty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Rockwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Mason City Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Rock Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Mason City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Burchinal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Swaledale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Nashua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Chickasaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Ionia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Republic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- North Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alta Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Hansell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Latimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reeve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Coulter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hardin County
- Ackley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- Elma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rock Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Osage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Saint Ansgar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Cedar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Manly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aureola, see our County-by-County Page for Aureola.
Cemeteries Near Aureola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aureola.
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 Aureola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aureola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Westside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haselroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flood Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardemen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Rudd Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilmar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Aureola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aureola.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aureola, with the one closest to Aureola listed first.
- Marble Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Floyd Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Crossing is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Crossing
- Aredale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Charles City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Nora Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doubleday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doubleday is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aureola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aureola.
Newspapers Published in Aureola ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aureola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aureola, 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 Aureola.
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 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 Aureola:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Bremer County
- Butler County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Chickasaw County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Howard County
- Mitchell County
- Worth 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> | 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 Aureola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aureola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |