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 Holiday Village (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 Holiday Village. 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 Holiday Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Holiday Village: Holiday Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Holiday Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Holiday Village.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Holiday Village is located in Woodbury 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 Woodbury County: Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, Dakota (NE), Thurston (NE) & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Holiday Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holiday Village:
- Woodbury County (The home county of Holiday Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- Evergreen Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Regency of Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Sergeant Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Bronson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Moville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Climbing Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Sloan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hornick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Pierson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Cherokee County
- Fielding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Monona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- Albaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Albaton is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Whiting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Merrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Kingsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brunsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Le Mars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- O'Leary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oyens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Craig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- Chatsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- McNally
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Dakota County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- South Sioux City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Dixon County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- Ponca
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thurston County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- Winnebago
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walthill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County (SD)
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- North Sioux City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dakota Dunes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCook Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Spink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holiday Village, see our County-by-County Page for Holiday Village.
Cemeteries Near Holiday Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holiday Village.
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 Holiday Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holiday Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Logan Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94390 <2>
- War Eagle Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eberly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (115 more) ...
- Woodbury Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hungerford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Holiday Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holiday Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holiday Village, with the one closest to Holiday Village listed first.
- Leeds
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Covington ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- South Sioux City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Dakota City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Sergeant Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Potosia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hubbard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luton is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holiday Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holiday Village.
Newspapers Published in Holiday Village ...
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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holiday Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holiday Village, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holiday Village.
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 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 Holiday Village:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Woodbury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Monona County
- Plymouth County
- Sioux County
- Dakota County
- Dixon County
- Thurston County
- Clay County
- Union 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> | 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- Holiday Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Holiday Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |