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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Hobarton is located in Kossuth 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 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)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Whittemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Sexton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Lone Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Lu Verne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Titonka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- German Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- 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)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Gruver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- 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)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hutchins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- 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)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Duncan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- 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)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Bradgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rutland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- 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)
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- 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)
- Rodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Cylinder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Emmetsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mallard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curlew
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- 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)
- 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)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- 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)
- Pocahontas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago County
- Buffalo Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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.
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 Hobarton - one of the links might be able to help.
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 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 <2>
- River View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whittemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Whittemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Sexton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- West Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Rodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Fenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Cylinder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Bode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lu Verne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- 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]<4>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to 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
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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Hobarton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |