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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alvord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Inwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Larchwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Klondike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Beloit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- 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)
- Archer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sanborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Primghar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Paullina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- 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)
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Allendorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Melvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Ocheyedan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- May City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- 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)
- Boyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Middleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Rock Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hospers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sioux Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Orange City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Granville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- 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)
- Ransom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Bigelow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rushmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Org
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Org is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Lismore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Round Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Ash Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Steen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Luverne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Manley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Kenneth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- 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)
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Rowena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
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 George - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
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)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Matlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ritter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Doon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Alvord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kanaranzi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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]<3> of George.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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
- Pages specific to Lyon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- O'Brien County
- Osceola County
- Sioux County
- Nobles County
- Rock County
- Lincoln County
- Minnehaha 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- George) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |