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 Clermont (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 Clermont. 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 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.
Clermont is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware & Winneshiek.
Below are the counties that are near Clermont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clermont:
- Fayette County (The home county of Clermont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brainard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Illyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wadena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Douglass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Donnan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Randalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Hawkeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Allamakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Postville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Volney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Waukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Waterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Elon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lycurgus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Waukon Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Dalby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Harpers Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer County
- Sumner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Lamont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hazleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Lawler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Gunder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Saint Olaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Volga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elkader
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Osborne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Clayton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- Protivin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Castalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Festina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spillville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Decorah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Navan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Prairie du Chien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Charme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Wyalusing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Bagley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clermont, see our County-by-County Page for Clermont.
Cemeteries Near Clermont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clermont.
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 Clermont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clermont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Gods Acres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elgin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Clermont Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nutting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brainard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apostolic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Mork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clermont had a population of 488 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clermont had a population of 580 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clermont, with the one closest to Clermont listed first.
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dover Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Brainard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Illyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Postville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Wadena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Luana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Ossian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clermont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clermont.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clermont ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clermont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clermont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clermont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clermont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Clermont.
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 Clermont:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allamakee County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Chickasaw County
- Clayton County
- Delaware County
- Howard County
- Winneshiek County
- Crawford County
- Grant 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> | 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 Clermont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |