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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 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 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.

Lone Rock is located in Kossuth 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Fenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Seneca
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
    • Bancroft
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Swea City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swea City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea City
      • Swea City is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swea City <3>
    • Algona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whittemore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Gerled
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gerled. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
      • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
    • Titonka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titonka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
      • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • German Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
      • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
    • Lakota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
      • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Sexton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
      • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Hoprig
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoprig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
      • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
    • Dolliver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolliver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolliver
      • Dolliver is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolliver <3>
    • Gruver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
      • Gruver is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Wallingford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Estherville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
      • Estherville is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
    • Corwith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
      • Corwith is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Crystal Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Britt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
      • Britt is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottosen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
      • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Bode
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
      • Bode is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Livermore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Arnold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
    • Bradgate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
      • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Rodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • West Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
      • West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <3>
    • Emmetsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
      • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <3>
    • Graettinger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Curlew
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
      • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Mallard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
      • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <3>
    • Ayrshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
      • Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <3>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Rolfe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
      • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Center
      • Buffalo Center is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Center <3>
    • Rake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
      • Rake is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Thompson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Blue Earth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
      • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • 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 <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
      • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <3>
    • Fairmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <3>

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burt Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Portland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seneca Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneca Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneca Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Fenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Seneca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
  • Bancroft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
    • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
    • Swea is located in Kossuth County
  • Cylinder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
    • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Armstrong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Sexton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
    • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
  • German Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
    • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hoprig
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoprig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
      • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
    • Rodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Irvington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County

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]<5>. 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 first turn to 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:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lone Rock, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2208, Longitude: -94.3255       In this case, the coordinates for Lone Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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