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 Bethany Hall (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 Bethany Hall. 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 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 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.
Bethany Hall is located in Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County: Bremer, Butler, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell & Winneshiek.
Below are the counties that are near Bethany Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethany Hall:
- Chickasaw County (The home county of Bethany Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- Jerico
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Lawler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Alta Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Fredericksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bassett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Chickasaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Republic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Nashua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- Frederika
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Seigel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Sumner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tripoli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Horton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bremer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- Waucoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Saint Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Douglass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Hawkeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Donnan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- West Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westgate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- Colwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Charles City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Floyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- Protivin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Davis Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Cresco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Florenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- McIntire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Little Cedar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Meyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Osage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- Navan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Jackson Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Spillville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Festina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kendallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Bluffton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Decorah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ossian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burr Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Mower County (MN)
- Le Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethany Hall, see our County-by-County Page for Bethany Hall.
Cemeteries Near Bethany Hall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethany Hall.
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 Bethany Hall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethany Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yankee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sargeant Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saude Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Lawler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96202 <3>
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Little Turkey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eggleston Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Bethany Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethany Hall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethany Hall, with the one closest to Bethany Hall listed first.
- Jerico
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Saude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Lourdes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
- Devon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Devon is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Little Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Protivin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Navan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Elma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Jackson Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethany Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethany Hall.
Newspapers Published in Bethany Hall ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethany Hall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethany Hall, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethany Hall.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Bethany Hall:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Chickasaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bremer County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Howard County
- Mitchell County
- Winneshiek County
- Fillmore County
- Mower 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> | 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- Bethany Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bethany Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |