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 Cedar Falls Junction (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 Cedar Falls Junction. 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 Cedar Falls Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Falls Junction: Cedar Falls Jct. (or less commonly used: Cedar Falls Jctn.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cedar Falls Junction is located in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County: Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Grundy & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Falls Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Falls Junction:
- Black Hawk County (The home county of Cedar Falls Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evansdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Cedar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Elk Run Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Eagle Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Voorhies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Blessing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Gilbertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Mount Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Garrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Vinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Klinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Knittel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Readlyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Tripoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Seigel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frederika
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Shady Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brandon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Fairbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Hazleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- New Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Parkersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Butler Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Aplington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kesley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Austinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Oran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Oelwein
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Fredsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Dike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reinbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fern
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Grundy Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buck Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Beaman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Wellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Conrad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Dinsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Buckingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Traer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Dysart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gladbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clutier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Elberon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Falls Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Falls Junction.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Falls Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Falls Junction.
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 Cedar Falls Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Falls Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterloo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1262931 <2>
- Waterloo Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Cedar Falls Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Falls Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Falls Junction, with the one closest to Cedar Falls Junction listed first.
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Washburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fredsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Gilbertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Dewar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Reinbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dairyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- New Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cedar Falls Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Falls Junction.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Falls Junction ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Falls Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Falls Junction, 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 Cedar Falls Junction.
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 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 Cedar Falls Junction:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Black Hawk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Grundy County
- Tama 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 Cedar Falls Junction, 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- Cedar Falls Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |