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 Nansen (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 Nansen. 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 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.
Nansen is located in Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County: Bremer, Butler, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell & Winneshiek.
Below are the counties that are near Nansen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nansen:
- Chickasaw County (The home county of Nansen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Jerico
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Alta Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ionia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Deerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Chickasaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Bassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Frederika
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Seigel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Sumner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tripoli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Horton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bremer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Knittel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Readlyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Waucoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Saint Lucas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hawkeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Douglass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Donnan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- West Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Randalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brainard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Maynard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Carrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Colwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Charles City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Protivin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Davis Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Cresco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lime Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Florenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- New Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- McIntire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Little Cedar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Navan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Jackson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fort Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spillville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Festina
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Calmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ossian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kendallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Bluffton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Decorah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Mower County (MN)
- Le Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nansen, see our County-by-County Page for Nansen.
Cemeteries Near Nansen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nansen.
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 Nansen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nansen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yankee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sargeant Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eggleston Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Children of Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Nansen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nansen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
- Jerico
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- New Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Little Turkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
- Devon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Devon is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Saude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Navan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Jackson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- North Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Lourdes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waucoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Protivin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nansen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nansen.
Newspapers Published in Nansen ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nansen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nansen, 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 Nansen.
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 Nansen:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Chickasaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bremer County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Howard County
- Mitchell County
- Winneshiek County
- Fillmore County
- Mower 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 Nansen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Nansen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |