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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 Elk River 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 Elk River 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 Elk River 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 Elk River Junction: Elk Riv. Jct. (or less commonly used: Elk Riv. Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elk River Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk River Junction.
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.
Elk River Junction is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cedar, Jackson, Jones, Scott, Carroll (IL), Rock Island (IL) & Whiteside (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Elk River Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk River Junction:
- Clinton County (The home county of Elk River Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Teeds Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tenmile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Elvira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Camanche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Low Moor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shaffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Folletts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Sabula
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Spragueville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellevue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Maquoketa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smiths
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Cottonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- McCausland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Le Claire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Park View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Long Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Thomson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ayers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Savanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Argo Fay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Wacker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Ideal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Center Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Fair Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Mount Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Pleasant Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aiken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Lee County (IL)
- Prairieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Ogle County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Brookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Buffalo Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Harper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Polo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Cordova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Port Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rapids City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Joslin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Loran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Bolton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Whiteside County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- East Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Pigeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Newton Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Malvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Fenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coleta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Denrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk River Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Elk River Junction.
Cemeteries Near Elk River Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk River 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 Elk River Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk River Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hauntown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teeds Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clinton.
- St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Clinton.
- The St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- St. Irenaeus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94394 <2>
- Canada Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dierks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elk River Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk River Junction, with the one closest to Elk River Junction listed first.
- Almont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Almont is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Thomson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Teeds Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Sabula
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Savanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Ideal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk River Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk River Junction.
Newspapers Published in Elk River 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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk River Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk River Junction, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk River Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Elk River Junction:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Scott County
- Carroll County
- Jo Daviess County
- Lee County
- Ogle County
- Rock Island County
- Stephenson County
- Whiteside 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 Elk River Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Elk River Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |