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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 Breda (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 Breda. 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 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 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.

Breda is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Audubon, Calhoun, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Sac & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Breda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breda:

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Breda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Carroll
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lidderdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Halbur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Roselle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lanesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Glidden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Templeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Manning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dedham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ralston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.
    • Gray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Buena Vista County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.
    • Juniata
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Newell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <1>
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.
    • Yetter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Lake City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lytton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Sherwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wightman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lohrville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rands
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockwell City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jolley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rinard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Farnhamville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Pomeroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.
    • Westside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Vail
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vail is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
    • Kiron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Deloit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Deloit is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Aspinwall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Denison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Schleswig
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Manilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Astor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Astor is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
    • Buck Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Arion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Arion is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.
    • Scranton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Churdan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Farlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.
    • Arthur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Ida Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas County
  • Sac County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.
    • Botna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Irwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Defiance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Defiance is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breda, see our County-by-County Page for Breda.

Cemeteries Near Breda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breda.

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 Breda - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Breda had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Breda had a population of 471 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Breda, with the one closest to Breda listed first.

  • Mount Carmel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Carnarvon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maple River is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcadia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Grant City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant City is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Kentner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kentner is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
  • Wall Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Westside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Halbur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Halbur is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breda.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Breda ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breda.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Breda. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Breda and those printed in the larger area surrounding Breda.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Breda.

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 Breda:

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>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- Breda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Breda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.