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 Lyndale (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 Lyndale. 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 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.
Lyndale is located in Allamakee 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 Allamakee County: Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek, Houston (MN), Crawford (WI) & Vernon (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Lyndale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyndale:
- Allamakee County (The home county of Lyndale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Dalby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Elon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Lycurgus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Harpers Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waukon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waukon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Ion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Volney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- New Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Watson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Monona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Marquette
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McGregor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Farmersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Gunder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Saint Olaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clayton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Garnavillo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Clermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Frankville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Highlandville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Castalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Decorah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ossian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Calmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fillmore County (MN)
- Mabel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Eitzen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Reno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Bee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Willington Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Riceford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Ferryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Charme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Eastman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Rising Sun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Prairie du Chien
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Gays Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Towerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Bell Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Wyalusing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Millville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bagley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Woodman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodman is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Patch Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Vernon County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- West Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Fargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Purdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Liberty Pole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Stoddard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Chaseburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Viroqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Readstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Coon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyndale, see our County-by-County Page for Lyndale.
Cemeteries Near Lyndale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyndale.
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 Lyndale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyndale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Center Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old East Paint Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Faegre Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reynolds Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roese Plot
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lyndale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lyndale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyndale, with the one closest to Lyndale listed first.
- Elon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Lycurgus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Waukon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Ferryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Waukon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Charme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Volney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- New Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyndale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyndale.
Newspapers Published in Lyndale ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyndale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyndale, 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 Lyndale.
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 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 Lyndale:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Allamakee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clayton County
- Fayette County
- Winneshiek County
- Fillmore County
- Houston County
- Crawford County
- Grant 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 Lyndale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyndale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |