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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 Lansing (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 Lansing. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lansing is located in Allamakee County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allamakee County: Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek, Houston (MN), Crawford (WI) & Vernon (WI).

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

  • Allamakee County     (The home county of Lansing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Dalby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
      • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
    • Elon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Allamakee County
    • New Albin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lycurgus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
    • Harpers Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Waterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Waukon Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
      • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
    • Rossville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
    • Waukon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
      • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
    • Dorchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
      • Ion is located in Allamakee County
    • Volney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
      • Volney is located in Allamakee County
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Watson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
    • Marquette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Monona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Beulah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Clayton County
    • McGregor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
    • Hardin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
    • Luana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
      • Luana is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <2>
    • Farmersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Gunder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Frankville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Highlandville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
      • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Castalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Decorah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hesper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
      • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
    • Ossian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fillmore County (MN)
    • Mabel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <2>
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Eitzen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
      • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Reno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Bee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Wilmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Brownsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Caledonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Willington Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willington Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
      • Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Spring Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
    • Hokah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
      • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <2>
    • Riceford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
      • Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • De Soto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Ferryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
      • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Freeman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Rising Sun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Mount Sterling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Towerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
      • Towerville is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Eastman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Gays Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Bell Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
      • Bell Center is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Petersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Prairie du Chien
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • Soldiers Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
      • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Millville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Woodman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Woodman is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Wyalusing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
      • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Boscobel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • La Crosse County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Shelby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Saint Joseph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • Richland County (WI)
    • Viola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Vernon County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lansing, with the one closest to Lansing listed first.
    • Retreat
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Purdy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Genoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Fargo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Newton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Liberty Pole
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
      • Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Stoddard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Chaseburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
      • Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Viroqua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
      • Viroqua is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
    • Readstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Coon Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
      • Coon Valley is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County (WI)

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

Cemeteries Near Lansing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lansing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Heminway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heminway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heminway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205902 <4>
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Village Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Faegre Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faegre Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faegre Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • May's Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roese Plot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roese Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roese Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lansing Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansing Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansing Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Elon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old East Paint Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wexford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wexford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wexford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lansing had a population of 1,668 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lansing had a population of 933 people.

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

  • De Soto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Ferryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
    • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Elon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County
  • Red Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
    • Red Mound is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Victory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • New Albin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Retreat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Lycurgus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
    • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
  • Waterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Harpers Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
    • West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Purdy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Romance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
      • Romance is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Waukon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
      • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
    • Rossville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lansing ...

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 Lansing.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lansing. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lansing and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lansing.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Lansing.

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 Lansing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lansing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lansing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Lansing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lansing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3608, Longitude: -91.2256       In this case, the coordinates for Lansing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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