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 Bulgers Hollow (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 Bulgers Hollow. 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.
Name Variations for Bulgers Hollow ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bulgers Hollow: Bulgers Holw. (or less commonly used: Bulgers Hlw. or Bulgers Hllw.)
- While the name of this community is Bulgers Hollow, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bulgers Hollow may originally have been Bulger's Hollow.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bulgers Hollow might be written as Bulger Hollow.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Bulgers Hollow is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cedar, Jackson, Jones, Scott, Carroll (IL), Rock Island (IL) & Whiteside (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Bulgers Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bulgers Hollow:
- Clinton County (The home county of Bulgers Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Elk River Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Teeds Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sixmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tenmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Elvira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Goose Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Camanche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Low Moor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Sabula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Spragueville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Springbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Maquoketa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cottonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- McCausland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Le Claire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Park View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Long Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Donahue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bureau County (IL)
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Thomson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Argo Fay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Ayers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Ideal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Savanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Wacker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Marcus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Mount Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Henry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Hickory Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Pleasant Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lee County (IL)
- Prairieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Ogle County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Brookville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Buffalo Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Harper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Port Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rapids City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Joslin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Barstow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Loran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Whiteside County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- East Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Newton Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Pigeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Malvern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Fenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
- Denrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bulgers Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Bulgers Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Bulgers Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bulgers Hollow.
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 Bulgers Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bulgers Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Clinton.
- The St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- St. Irenaeus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94394 <3>
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clinton.
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hauntown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dierks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Andover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springdale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Clinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96406 <3>
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 Bulgers Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bulgers Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bulgers Hollow, with the one closest to Bulgers Hollow listed first.
- Almont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Almont is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Elk River Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Thomson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Teeds Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Garden Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Sabula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elvira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Chaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bulgers Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bulgers Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Bulgers Hollow ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bulgers Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bulgers Hollow, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bulgers Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bulgers Hollow:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Scott County
- Bureau County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Jo Daviess County
- Lee County
- Ogle County
- Rock Island County
- Stephenson County
- Whiteside County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bulgers Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Bulgers Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |