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 Lone Rock (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 Lone Rock. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Lone Rock is located in Kossuth 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 Kossuth County: Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Faribault (MN) & Martin (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Lone Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Rock:
- Kossuth County (The home county of Lone Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Burt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Swea City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Algona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whittemore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Gerled
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Titonka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- German Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Lakota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Sexton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Ringsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Hoprig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Dolliver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gruver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Wallingford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Estherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Woden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hutchins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Corwith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Crystal Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Britt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Ottosen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bode
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Bradgate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Palo Alto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Cylinder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- West Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emmetsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Graettinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Curlew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Mallard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ayrshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Plover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rolfe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Buffalo Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Faribault County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Elmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Blue Earth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Martin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Ceylon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Rock.
Cemeteries Near Lone Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Rock.
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 Lone Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Lone Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Rock, with the one closest to Lone Rock listed first.
- Burt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Ringsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whittemore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Algona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swea ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Cylinder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Sexton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- German Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hoprig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Rodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Rock.
Newspapers Published in Lone Rock ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Rock, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Rock.
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 Lone Rock:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Kossuth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Emmet County
- Hancock County
- Humboldt County
- Palo Alto County
- Pocahontas County
- Winnebago County
- Faribault County
- Martin 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 Lone Rock, 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- Lone Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |