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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Flugstad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Flugstad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flugstad, please Contact Us.
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 Flugstad (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 Flugstad. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Flugstad is historic, it would have been located within present day Webster 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 Webster County: Boone, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Flugstad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flugstad:
- Webster County (The home county of Flugstad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Duncombe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brushy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Evanston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Border Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Kalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Fort Dodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Otho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Pilot Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Boxholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mackey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Fraser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Boone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Somers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Knierim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Farnhamville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Rinard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Manson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Paton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Webster City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kamrar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blairsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Stanhope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Jewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <2>
- Williams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Radcliffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Thor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dakota City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Renwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Pioneer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilmore City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Story City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zenorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Woolstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Eagle Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goldfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holmes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Clarion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Cornelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Dows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olaf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Belmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flugstad, see our County-by-County Page for Flugstad.
Cemeteries Near Flugstad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flugstad.
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 Flugstad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flugstad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94391 <3>
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Webster City.
- The Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Funk Cemetery
- Webster City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94905 <3>
- Colfax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ober & Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Border Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Cass Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cass Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McGuire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
Flugstad itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flugstad, with the one closest to Flugstad listed first.
- Duncombe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brushy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Judd
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Judd is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Evanston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Webster City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Border Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Woolstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Kalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Otho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kamrar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Dodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flugstad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flugstad.
Newspapers Published in Flugstad ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flugstad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flugstad, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flugstad.
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 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 Flugstad:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Calhoun County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Humboldt County
- Story County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Flugstad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Flugstad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |