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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Harpers Ferry (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 Harpers Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Harpers Ferry ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Harpers Ferry: Harpers Fry. (or less commonly used: Harpers Frry.)
  • While the name of this city is Harpers Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Harpers Ferry may originally have been Harper's Ferry.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Harpers Ferry might be written as Harper Ferry.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.

Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee 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 Allamakee County: Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek, Houston (MN), Crawford (WI) & Vernon (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Harpers Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harpers Ferry:

  • Allamakee County     (The home county of Harpers Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
    • Waukon Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Ion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
      • Ion is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ion
      • From Harpers Ferry to Ion
    • Elon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elon
      • From Harpers Ferry to Elon
    • Lansing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
    • Rossville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Volney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lycurgus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lycurgus
      • From Harpers Ferry to Lycurgus
    • Waukon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • New Albin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Postville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
    • Marquette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • McGregor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>
    • Watson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watson
      • From Harpers Ferry to Watson
    • Beulah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beulah
      • From Harpers Ferry to Beulah
    • Monona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hardin
      • From Harpers Ferry to Hardin
    • Luana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
      • Luana is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <4>
    • Clayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Farmersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Saint Olaf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
    • Clayton Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Garnavillo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
    • Clermont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
    • Elgin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
    • Frankville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Castalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Highlandville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
    • Eitzen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Reno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bee
      • From Harpers Ferry to Bee
    • Wilmington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
    • Eastman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Ferryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
      • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Prairie du Chien
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Freeman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Mount Sterling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Steuben
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • De Soto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wauzeka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bell Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
      • Bell Center is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bell Center
      • From Harpers Ferry to Bell Center
    • Gays Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
    • Millville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyalusing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Woodman is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Bagley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Patch Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Mount Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Boscobel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
    • Bloomington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Mount Ida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Ida
      • From Harpers Ferry to Mount Ida
    • Glen Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • North Andover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Blue River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Blue River is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Richland County (WI)
    • Westport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Richland County (WI)
  • Vernon County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
    • Retreat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fargo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fargo
      • From Harpers Ferry to Fargo
    • Purdy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Purdy
      • From Harpers Ferry to Purdy
    • Liberty Pole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Genoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Readstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Newton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newton
      • From Harpers Ferry to Newton
    • Viroqua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
      • Viroqua is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County (WI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harpers Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Harpers Ferry.

Cemeteries Near Harpers Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry.

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 Harpers Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harpers Ferry had a population of 193 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harpers Ferry had a population of 326 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.

  • Charme
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
    • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Waukon Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Waterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Ion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
    • Ion is located in Allamakee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ion
    • From Harpers Ferry to Ion
  • Yellow River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
    • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
  • Elon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elon
    • From Harpers Ferry to Elon
  • Prairie du Chien
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Seneca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Ferryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
    • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Lansing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Rossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Volney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Watson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watson
      • From Harpers Ferry to Watson
    • McGregor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harpers Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harpers Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Harpers Ferry ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harpers Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harpers Ferry, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harpers Ferry.

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 helpful 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 Harpers Ferry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harpers Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Harpers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Harpers Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2025, Longitude: -91.1504    









 

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