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 Crab Town (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 Crab Town. 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 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.
Crab Town is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clinton, Dubuque, Jones, Carroll (IL) & Jo Daviess (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Crab Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crab Town:
- Jackson County (The home county of Crab Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Emeline
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Ironhills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Garry Owen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Maquoketa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cottonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Lowden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stanwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Lost Nation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- North Welton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Charlotte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Calamus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Grand Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- De Witt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Hopkinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Washington Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Bernard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zwingle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Fillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Cascade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Epworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peosta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Key West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Rockdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cattese
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Massey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Farley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Clay Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Onslow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Center Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Oxford Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Hale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Amber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Langworthy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Anamosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Linn County
- Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Big Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Dixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Blackhawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- East Dubuque
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aiken
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
- Menominee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Rutledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crab Town, see our County-by-County Page for Crab Town.
Cemeteries Near Crab Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crab Town.
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 Crab Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crab Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Crabb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tracy Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Streets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Ironhills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Iron Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Said Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ozark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin Estate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Crab Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crab Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crab Town, with the one closest to Crab Town listed first.
- Emeline
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Ironhills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Ozark ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ozark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Otter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Clay Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Washington Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Temple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Temple Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bernard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maquoketa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zwingle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crab Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crab Town.
Newspapers Published in Crab Town ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crab Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crab Town, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crab Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Crab Town:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Dubuque County
- Jones County
- Linn County
- Scott County
- Carroll County
- Jo Daviess 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 Crab Town, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crab Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |