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 Huntington (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 Huntington. 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.
Huntington 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 Huntington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntington:
- Emmet County (The home county of Huntington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Estherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gruver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Dolliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wallingford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Armstrong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Hoprig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Ringsted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Langdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Fostoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Dickens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Superior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terril
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Orleans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Spirit Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arnolds Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Okoboji
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wahpeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Okoboji
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kossuth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Seneca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Swea City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lone Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Alto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Graettinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruthven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Emmetsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cylinder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Jackson County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Alpha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Wilder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Martin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Dunnell
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Ceylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sherburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Welcome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trimont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ormsby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Granada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Truman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Truman is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Watonwan County (MN)
- Odin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntington, see our County-by-County Page for Huntington.
Cemeteries Near Huntington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntington.
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 Huntington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Prosser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Estherville Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Fremont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Belt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (118 more) ...
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Superior Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Huntington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huntington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntington, with the one closest to Huntington listed first.
- Dunnell
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Estherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Superior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dolliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Wallingford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sherburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spirit Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Graettinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hoprig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Arnolds Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntington.
Newspapers Published in Huntington ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntington, 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 Huntington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Huntington:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Emmet County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Dickinson County
- Kossuth County
- Palo Alto County
- Jackson County
- Martin County
- Watonwan 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 Huntington, 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- Huntington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |