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 Austinville (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 Austinville. 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.
Austinville 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 Austinville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Austinville:
- Butler County (The home county of Austinville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Aplington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Parkersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Butler Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Sinclair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- 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
- Coster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Allison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aredale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Finchford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Janesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Cedar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Cerro Gordo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Dougherty
(23 miles [37 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Rockwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Roseville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Faulkner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hansell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Chapin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Coulter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Popejoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Latimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Alexander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Buck Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Wellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Stout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dike
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Morrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conrad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reinbeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Hamilton County
- Williams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Ackley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Robertson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Eagle City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Steamboat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Owasa
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eldora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitten
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville 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
(29 miles [46.7 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 Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Dinsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Gladbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wright County
- Dows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Austinville, see our County-by-County Page for Austinville.
Cemeteries Near Austinville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austinville.
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 Austinville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Austinville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Peter's Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley U M C Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Friesland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hitesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Austinville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Austinville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Austinville, with the one closest to Austinville listed first.
- Aplington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ackley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing
- Abbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Parkersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robertson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Wellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Dumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Steamboat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Hansell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Austinville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Austinville.
Newspapers Published in Austinville ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Austinville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austinville, 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 Austinville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Austinville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Bremer County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Marshall County
- Tama County
- Wright 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 Austinville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Austinville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |