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 Lu Verne (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 Lu Verne. 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.
Name Variations for Lu Verne ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Luverne.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Lu Verne is primarily located in Kossuth County. A portion of Lu Verne extends into Humboldt 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 Lu Verne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lu Verne:
- Kossuth County (The home county of Lu Verne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Sexton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Algona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whittemore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Burt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Titonka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Lone Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- German Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Fenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Seneca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Cerro Gordo County
- Meservey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- Corwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Kanawha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hutchins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Britt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Goodell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Woden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Klemme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Garner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- Livermore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Hardy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Renwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Bode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Dakota City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Ottosen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Thor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bradgate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Gilmore City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Palo Alto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- West Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rodman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Cylinder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Mallard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- Rolfe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- Badger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vincent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Clare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Fort Dodge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Duncombe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- Goldfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Olaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Eagle Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Clarion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Woolstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Galt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lu Verne, see our County-by-County Page for Lu Verne.
Cemeteries Near Lu Verne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lu Verne.
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 Lu Verne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lu Verne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- Luverne Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Damman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hands Grove Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magor Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corwith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bode Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Lu Verne had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lu Verne had a population of 246 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lu Verne, with the one closest to Lu Verne listed first.
- Livermore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Hardy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Renwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Corwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Bode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Sexton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Stilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Algona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lu Verne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lu Verne.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lu Verne ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lu Verne.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lu Verne. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lu Verne and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lu Verne.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Lu Verne.
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 Lu Verne:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Kossuth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cerro Gordo County
- Hancock County
- Humboldt County
- Palo Alto County
- Pocahontas County
- Webster County
- Wright 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 Lu Verne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lu Verne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |