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 Craig (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 Craig. 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.
Craig is located in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County: Cherokee, Sioux, Woodbury & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Craig. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craig:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Craig)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Struble
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Brunsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Le Mars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Merrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oyens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Remsen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- O'Leary
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Marcus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cleghorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fielding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Doon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Alvord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- O'Brien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Ireton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McNally
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Maurice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Chatsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Hawarden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Orange City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Perkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Rock Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Evergreen Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Holiday Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Sioux City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Regency of Sioux City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lawton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Moville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota County (NE)
- South Sioux City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dixon County (NE)
- Ponca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Alsen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alsen is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
- Hub City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hub City is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Lincoln County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Alcester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Nora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Emmet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Emmet is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Spink
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Elk Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Beresford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <1>
- McCook Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- North Sioux City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dakota Dunes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craig, see our County-by-County Page for Craig.
Cemeteries Near Craig ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craig.
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 Craig - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craig covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Seney City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sherman Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Craig in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Craig.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
- Struble
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ireton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crathorne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crathorne is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crathorne
- Maurice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Seney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Le Mars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Adaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Hawarden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carnes is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oyens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Orange City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craig. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craig.
Newspapers Published in Craig ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craig.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craig, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craig.
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 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 Craig:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Lyon County
- O'Brien County
- Sioux County
- Woodbury County
- Dakota County
- Dixon County
- Clay County
- Lincoln County
- Union 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 Craig, 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' (or 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- Craig) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |