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 Hubbard (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 Hubbard. 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 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.
Hubbard is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Marshall, Story & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Hubbard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hubbard:
- Hardin County (The home county of Hubbard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Radcliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Owasa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eldora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Eagle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Steamboat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Mackey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Austinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Aplington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Faulkner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Reeve
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coulter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Wellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conrad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beaman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grundy Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Fern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Randall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Williams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
- Blairsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Kamrar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stanhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Webster City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Clemons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Liscomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- State Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Rhodes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Marshalltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Zearing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCallsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Roland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Fernald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Story City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Ames
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zenorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Iowa Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Dows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hubbard, see our County-by-County Page for Hubbard.
Cemeteries Near Hubbard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hubbard.
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 Hubbard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hubbard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tipton Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boylan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Idaho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton Norwegian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rough Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stavanger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Hubbard had a population of 452 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hubbard had a population of 793 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Lawn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Radcliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zearing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hughs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hughs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
- Owasa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- McCallsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Secor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Eldora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Saint Anthony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Steamboat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hubbard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hubbard.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hubbard ...
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 186 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hubbard.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hubbard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hubbard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hubbard.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Hubbard.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hubbard:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Butler County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marshall County
- Story 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> | 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 Hubbard, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hubbard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |