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 Locust (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 Locust. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Locust is located in Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County: Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Fillmore (MN) & Houston (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Locust. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust:
- Winneshiek County (The home county of Locust)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Highlandville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Hesper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Burr Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Decorah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kendallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Frankville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Calmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spillville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ossian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Castalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fort Atkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allamakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Quandahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Waukon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Albin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Postville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dalby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Volney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Hardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Saint Lucas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Douglass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Waucoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Cresco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Florenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Vernon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Protivin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lime Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Davis Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bratsberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Granger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Whalan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Rushford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rushford Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Carimona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Bee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Eitzen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Yucatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Money Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Hokah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County (WI)
- De Soto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Vernon County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Genoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Stoddard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locust, see our County-by-County Page for Locust.
Cemeteries Near Locust ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust.
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 Locust - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locust covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Canoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hauge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stoen Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salveson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Hesper Public Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper.
- The Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hesper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230000 <2>
- Egge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Locust had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust, with the one closest to Locust listed first.
- Springwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Highlandville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Hesper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Quandahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Burr Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Decorah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Thoten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thoten is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
- Bee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Prosper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locust. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locust.
Newspapers Published in Locust ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust, 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 Locust.
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 websites either 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 Locust:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Winneshiek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allamakee County
- Clayton County
- Fayette County
- Howard County
- Fillmore County
- Houston County
- Crawford County
- Vernon 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 Locust, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Locust) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |