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 Leverett (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 Leverett. 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 southwest 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 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.
Leverett is located in Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas & Sac.
Below are the counties that are near Leverett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leverett:
- Buena Vista County (The home county of Leverett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Marathon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Albert City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sioux Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rembrandt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Truesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Storm Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Lakeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
- Casino Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Calhoun County
- Pomeroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Aurelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Larrabee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Webb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Gillett Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Dickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Fostoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Everly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Terril
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Wallingford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Hoprig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Bradgate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Gilmore City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottosen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Kossuth County
- Whittemore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- O'Brien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Moneta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Sutherland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Calumet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Palo Alto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Ayrshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curlew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Mallard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruthven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Emmetsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Cylinder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Graettinger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Laurens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Havelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Varina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rolfe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fonda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sac County
- Nemaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leverett, see our County-by-County Page for Leverett.
Cemeteries Near Leverett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leverett.
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 Leverett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leverett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Poland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garton Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laurens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logan Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marshall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Leverett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leverett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leverett, with the one closest to Leverett listed first.
- Marathon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Laurens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ayrshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curlew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Linn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Havelock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mallard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Plover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leverett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leverett.
Newspapers Published in Leverett ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leverett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leverett, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leverett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Leverett:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Buena Vista County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Dickinson County
- Emmet County
- Humboldt County
- Kossuth County
- O'Brien County
- Palo Alto County
- Pocahontas County
- Sac 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Leverett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leverett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |