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 Jones Siding (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 Jones Siding. 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 Jones Siding ...
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.
While the name of this community is Jones Siding, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Siding may originally have been Jone's Siding.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Siding might be written as Jone Siding.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Jones Siding is located in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County: Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Jones Siding. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Siding:
- Humboldt County (The home county of Jones Siding)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Dakota City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Humboldt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Gilmore City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Bradgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Renwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ottosen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Knierim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Manson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Pomeroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Rinard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Farnhamville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jolley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Rockwell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Hamilton County
- Webster City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Corwith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Kanawha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Lu Verne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Algona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sexton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Whittemore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Wesley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Palo Alto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- West Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Mallard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Rolfe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Havelock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Badger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Fort Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Barnum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Coalville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Kalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Moorland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Otho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Duncombe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Eagle Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goldfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holmes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Woolstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Clarion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cornelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Olaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Galt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Siding, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Siding.
Cemeteries Near Jones Siding ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Siding.
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 Jones Siding - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Siding covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hovey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Beaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blossom Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Rutland Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Ullensvang Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jones Siding in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Siding.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Siding, with the one closest to Jones Siding listed first.
- Dakota City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Humboldt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Badger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Fort Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hardy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Gilmore City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Bode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Siding. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Siding.
Newspapers Published in Jones Siding ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Siding.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Siding, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Siding.
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 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 Jones Siding:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Humboldt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Kossuth County
- Palo Alto County
- Pocahontas County
- Webster County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Jones Siding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Jones Siding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |