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 Elkader (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 Elkader. 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.
Elkader is located in Clayton County and is the County Seat.
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 Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Elkader. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elkader:
- Clayton County (The home county of Elkader)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Saint Olaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
- Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <2>
- Clayton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Osborne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Mederville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Littleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Garnavillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
- Garnavillo is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <2>
- Volga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Gunder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Elkport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Garber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Allamakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Postville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
- Postville is located in Allamakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <2>
- Volney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Waukon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Waterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Harpers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <2>
- Dalby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Waukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Waukon is located in Allamakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Lamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <2>
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Hazleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
- Hazleton is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <2>
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <2>
- Colesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Forestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Greeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- 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>
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
- Holy Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
- Delaware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Earlville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Earlville is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <2>
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Luxemburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - New Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Holy Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- 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 Dubuque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Dyersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <2>
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village Dyersville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village Dyersville Park
- Summit Village Dyersville Park is located in Dubuque County
- Waupeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Illyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Wadena is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <2>
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Clermont is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <2>
- Brainard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Maryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
- West Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
- Donnan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Maynard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
- Randalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Castalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Frankville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Ossian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <2>
- Festina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festina
- Festina is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festina <2>
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Prairie du Chien
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Eastman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Wauzeka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Wyalusing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Bagley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Glen Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- North Andover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Patch Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Cassville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Beetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Millville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elkader, see our County-by-County Page for Elkader.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elkader ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkader.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elkader. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elkader and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elkader.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Elkader.
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 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 Elkader:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Clayton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allamakee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buchanan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dubuque County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winneshiek County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allamakee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Clayton County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Clayton County
Cemeteries Near Elkader ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkader.
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 Elkader covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
- Hartmann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartmann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartmann Cemetery
- Colony Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colony Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colony Catholic Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
- Erhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erhardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erhardt Cemetery
- Dohrer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dohrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dohrer Cemetery
- Cords Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cords Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cords Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
- Schmidt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Cemetery
- Meenan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meenan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meenan Cemetery
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Clayton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Center Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
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 Elkader had a population of 745 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elkader had a population of 1,201 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elkader, with the one closest to Elkader listed first.
- Saint Olaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
- Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <2>
- Osborne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Communia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mederville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Littleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Volga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Garnavillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
- Garnavillo is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <2>
- Saint Sebald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Sebald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Elkport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Ceres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Giard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Beulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Illyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Giard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elkader. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elkader.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkader. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/
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. |
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| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elkader) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkader. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8576, Longitude: -91.4024 In this case, the coordinates for Elkader have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Elkader, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |