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 George (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 George. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
George is located in Lyon 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 Lyon County: Osceola, Sioux, Nobles (MN), Rock (MN), Lincoln (SD) & Minnehaha (SD).
Below are the counties that are near George. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to George:
- Lyon County (The home county of George)
- The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <2>
- Rock Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
- Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <2>
- Doon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Doon is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <2>
- Alvord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
- Alvord is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <2>
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Inwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Inwood is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <2>
- Larchwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
- Larchwood is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <2>
- Klondike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Klondike is located in Lyon County
- Beloit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- O'Brien County
- The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <2>
- Archer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <2>
- Sanborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Sanborn is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <2>
- Primghar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primghar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primghar
- Primghar is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primghar <2>
- Hartley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Paullina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <2>
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Sibley is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Allendorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Melvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Ocheyedan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- May City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Matlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
- Matlock is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <2>
- Boyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Middleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Rock Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Rock Valley is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <2>
- Hospers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
- Hospers is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <2>
- Sioux Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Center
- Sioux Center is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Center <2>
- Westbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Orange City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
- Orange City is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <2>
- Alton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Nobles County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
- Ransom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Bigelow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adrian is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
- Rushmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Org
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Org is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Lismore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worthington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <2>
- Round Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <2>
- Wilmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmont
- Wilmont is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmont <2>
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Kanaranzi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanaranzi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaranzi
- Kanaranzi is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanaranzi <2>
- Ash Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Steen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <2>
- Luverne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
- Luverne is located in Rock County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <2>
- Beaver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Manley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Kenneth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Kenneth is located in Rock County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Lincoln County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
- Minnehaha County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Valley Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <2>
- Rowena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Rowena is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowena <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to George, see our County-by-County Page for George.
Cemeteries Near George ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of George.
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 George covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Boyden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran 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 in 1895, George had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, George had a population of 1,029 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Matlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
- Matlock is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <2>
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <2>
- Boyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <2>
- Rock Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
- Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <2>
- Ritter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Doon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Doon is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <2>
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in O'Brien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <2>
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Sibley is located in Osceola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Alvord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
- Alvord is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <2>
- Kanaranzi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanaranzi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaranzi
- Kanaranzi is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanaranzi <2>
- Perkins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around George. See our List of 1890's Communities around George.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of George ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around George.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of George. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of George and those printed in the larger area surrounding George.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of George.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 George:
- 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 Lyon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- O'Brien County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <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 George, 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 from Point A (ie- George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3420, Longitude: -96.0027 In this case, the coordinates for George have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |