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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 Miner (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 Miner. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Miner is located in Bremer 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 Bremer County: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette & Floyd.

Below are the counties that are near Miner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miner:

  • Bremer County     (The home county of Miner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Readlyn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Klinger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Klinger is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
    • Knittel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Knittel is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
    • Sumner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tripoli
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Frederika
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Seigel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Seigel is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
    • Bremer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bremer is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Horton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Horton is located in Bremer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Plainfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Dunkerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Edwards ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Dewar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
    • Jesup
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <1>
    • Raymond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Elk Run Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
    • Evansdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Janesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbertville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Cedar City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Cedar Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Fairbank
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Aurora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Doris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Doris is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
    • Shady Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Winthrop
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Rowley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brandon is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Quasqueton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Shell Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • New Hartford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Clarksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Fredericksburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Republic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Republic is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Lawler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bradford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • New Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <1>
    • Ionia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <1>
    • Chickasaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Strawberry Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Volga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Volga is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Dundee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Forestville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Forestville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Masonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Masonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Oran
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Oran is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Westgate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westgate is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Oelwein
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Maynard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Randalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Donnan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
    • Fayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkeye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Alpha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Alpha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • West Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Douglass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
  • Grundy County
    • Fredsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fredsville is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.
    • Jackson Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Navan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Festina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Atkinson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miner, see our County-by-County Page for Miner.

Cemeteries Near Miner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miner.

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 Miner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.

  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairbank Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Mathews Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oran Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oran Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (263 more) ...
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Zions Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

While we didn't find Miner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Miner, with the one closest to Miner listed first.

  • Wapsie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
  • Fairbank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Westgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westgate is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Klinger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Klinger is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
  • Knittel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Knittel is located in Bremer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
  • Sumner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oelwein
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dunkerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Tripoli
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Denver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Edwards ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Maynard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Littleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Littleton is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Bryantsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miner.

Newspapers Published in Miner ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miner, 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 Miner.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Miner:

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 Miner, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.