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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 Durango (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 Durango. 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 and hospitals 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.

Durango is located in Dubuque County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dubuque County: Clayton, Delaware, Jackson, Jones, Jo Daviess (IL) & Grant (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Durango. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Durango:

  • Dubuque County     (The home county of Durango)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.
    • Sageville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sageville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Sherrill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Asbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
    • Rickardsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
      • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Old Balltown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dubuque
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centralia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Graf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Balltown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Durango to Balltown
    • Key West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Peosta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
      • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <2>
    • Waupeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.
    • North Buena Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Turkey River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Clayton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millville
      • From Durango to Millville
    • Guttenberg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Osterdock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garber
      • From Durango to Garber
    • Elkport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
      • Elkport is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Wood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Clayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.
    • Rockville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Holy Cross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petersburg
      • From Durango to Petersburg
    • Earlville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Almoral
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almoral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
      • Almoral is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Almoral
      • From Durango to Almoral
    • Hopkinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greeley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
    • Delaware
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Delhi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <2>
    • Oneida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.
    • Saint Donatus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Garry Owen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • La Motte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
      • La Motte is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <2>
    • Smiths
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smiths. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
      • Smiths is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smiths
      • From Durango to Smiths
    • Crab Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
      • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
    • North Bellevue
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
    • Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Canton
      • From Durango to Canton
    • Emeline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emeline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
      • Emeline is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emeline
      • From Durango to Emeline
    • Fulton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ironhills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Andrew
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.
    • Clay Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
    • Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.
    • East Dubuque
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Menominee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Menominee
      • From Durango to Menominee
    • Galena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bremen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Galena Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aiken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Scales Mound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
      • Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <2>
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.
    • Sinnipee ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinnipee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
      • Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sinnipee
      • From Durango to Sinnipee
    • Rutledge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutledge
      • From Durango to Rutledge
    • Potosi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dickeyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Tennyson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cassville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
      • Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
    • Hazel Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
      • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Beetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Platteville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Platteville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
    • Lancaster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • North Andover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa County (WI)
    • Rewey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lafayette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.
    • Benton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Elk Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
      • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elk Grove
      • From Durango to Elk Grove
    • Etna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From Durango to Etna
    • New Diggings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • White Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Oak
      • From Durango to White Oak
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gratiot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
      • Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Former name for Fort Gratiot:
      • Gratiot Grove
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Gratiot
      • From Durango to Fort Gratiot
    • Shullsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Durango, see our County-by-County Page for Durango.

Cemeteries Near Durango ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durango.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Durango covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.

  • Durango Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durango Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durango Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Durango Congregational Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durango Congregational Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durango Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Congregational Rock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherrill Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrill Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrill Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherrill UCC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrill UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrill UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbury Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherrill Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrill Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherrill Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sniffea Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sniffea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sniffea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Centralia Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centralia Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centralia Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Durango had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Durango had a population of 19 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Durango, with the one closest to Durango listed first.

  • Lore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
    • Lore is located in Dubuque County
  • Sageville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sageville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
    • Sageville is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Sherrill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Julien
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julien
    • Julien is located in Dubuque County
  • Center Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
    • Center Grove is located in Dubuque County
  • Rickardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
    • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Graf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
    • Graf is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Dubuque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutledge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rutledge
    • From Durango to Rutledge
  • Balltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Balltown is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Balltown
    • From Durango to Balltown
  • Cottage Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
    • Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Peosta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
      • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <2>
    • Key West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Durango. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durango.

Newspapers Published in Durango ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durango.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durango, 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 Durango.

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 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 Durango:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durango. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Durango, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Durango) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Durango. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5603, Longitude: -90.7758    









 

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