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 Hobarton (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 Hobarton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hobarton is located in Kossuth 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 Kossuth County: Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Faribault (MN) & Martin (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Hobarton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hobarton:
- Kossuth County (The home county of Hobarton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobarton, with the one closest to Hobarton listed first.
- Algona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Whittemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Sexton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Lone Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Rock <1>
- Fenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Lu Verne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
- Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <1>
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Titonka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titonka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobarton, with the one closest to Hobarton listed first.
- Ringsted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoprig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoprig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Gruver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobarton, with the one closest to Hobarton listed first.
- Corwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hutchins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Woden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Britt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kanawha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Duncan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobarton, with the one closest to Hobarton listed first.
- Ottosen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottosen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Bradgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rutland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Renwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gilmore City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
- Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmore City <1>
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Alto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobarton, with the one closest to Hobarton listed first.
- West Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <1>
- Rodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Cylinder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Emmetsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
- Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <1>
- Mallard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <1>
- Curlew
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Graettinger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ayrshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
- Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <1>
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobarton, with the one closest to Hobarton listed first.
- Plover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rolfe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Havelock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <1>
- Pocahontas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
- Winnebago County
- Buffalo Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Center
- Buffalo Center is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Center <1>
- Wright County
- Goldfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hobarton, see our County-by-County Page for Hobarton.
Cemeteries Near Hobarton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hobarton.
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 Hobarton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hobarton, with the one closest to Hobarton listed first.
- East Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Algona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <4>
- River View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Whittemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittemore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Bend Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bend Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hobarton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hobarton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hobarton, with the one closest to Hobarton listed first.
- Algona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Whittemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Sexton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- West Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <1>
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
- Rodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Fenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Cylinder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Bode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lu Verne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
- Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <1>
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hobarton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hobarton.
Newspapers Published in Hobarton ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobarton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hobarton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hobarton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hobarton:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Kossuth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Emmet County
- Hancock County
- Humboldt County
- Palo Alto County
- Pocahontas County
- Winnebago County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hobarton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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> | 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> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Hobarton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Hobarton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hobarton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0705, Longitude: -94.2822 In this case, the coordinates for Hobarton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |