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 Bellevue (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 Bellevue. 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 and hospitals 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.
Bellevue is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clinton, Dubuque, Jones, Carroll (IL) & Jo Daviess (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Bellevue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellevue:
- Jackson County (The home county of Bellevue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- North Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Smiths
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Springbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Donatus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Green Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- La Motte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Andrew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spragueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Miles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Teeds Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Delmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Tenmile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Elk River Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Elwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- North Welton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Sixmile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Welton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Wilkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Zwingle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Massey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cattese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Key West
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Rockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Washington Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Dubuque
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bernard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Asbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Peosta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sageville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jones County
- Clay Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Blackhawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Marcus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Savanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Polsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- Ayers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Center Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Hickory Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Wacker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Mount Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Fay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Aiken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galena Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Menominee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Scales Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Dubuque
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Apple River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Loran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Pearl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteside County (IL)
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Hazel Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Rutledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Cuba City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Dickeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Lafayette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- New Diggings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Shullsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Elk Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Gratiot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellevue, see our County-by-County Page for Bellevue.
Cemeteries Near Bellevue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellevue.
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 Bellevue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellevue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dyas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Daugherty Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weinert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Spruce Creek Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Monner Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Bellevue had a population of 1,394 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bellevue had a population of 2,185 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- North Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Blanding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
- Smiths
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Pleasant Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Springbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aiken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Rodden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Galena Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Cottonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Saint Donatus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Green Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
- La Motte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Andrew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellevue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellevue.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bellevue ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellevue.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bellevue. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bellevue and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bellevue.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Bellevue.
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 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 Bellevue:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Dubuque County
- Jones County
- Carroll County
- Jo Daviess County
- Stephenson County
- Whiteside County
- Grant County
- Lafayette 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 Bellevue, 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- Bellevue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |