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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 Hoprig (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 Hoprig. 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.

Hoprig is located in Emmet 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 Emmet County: Dickinson, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Jackson (MN) & Martin (MN).

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

  • Emmet County     (The home county of Hoprig)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoprig, with the one closest to Hoprig listed first.
    • Ringsted
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gruver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gruver is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Wallingford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dolliver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Estherville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoprig, with the one closest to Hoprig listed first.
    • Terril
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Superior
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Orleans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Spirit Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arnolds Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Old Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Old Town is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Okoboji
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • West Okoboji
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Wahpeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Humboldt County
    • Ottosen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Kossuth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoprig, with the one closest to Hoprig listed first.
    • Fenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Seneca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lone Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Swea City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whittemore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Bancroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Burt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Burt is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Gerled
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Algona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ledyard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Irvington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Alto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoprig, with the one closest to Hoprig listed first.
    • Graettinger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Emmetsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cylinder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Rodman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ruthven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ayrshire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Curlew
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mallard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • West Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoprig, with the one closest to Hoprig listed first.
    • Plover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Havelock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoprig, with the one closest to Hoprig listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Alpha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoprig, with the one closest to Hoprig listed first.
    • Ceylon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <1>
    • Dunnell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Fairmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sherburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Welcome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Hoprig ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoprig.

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 Hoprig - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoprig covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • High Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Swan Lake Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringsted Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wallingford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Swan lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hoprig had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ringsted
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Graettinger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Osgood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Maple Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Wallingford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Emmetsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cylinder
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Seneca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dolliver
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Estherville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Swea ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Swea is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
    • Rodman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Whittemore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people

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

Newspapers Published in Hoprig ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoprig.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoprig, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoprig.

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 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 Hoprig:

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 Hoprig, 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 from Point A (ie- Hoprig) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.