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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 New Albin (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 New Albin. 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.

New Albin is located in Allamakee 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 Allamakee County: Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek, Houston (MN), Crawford (WI) & Vernon (WI).

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

  • Allamakee County     (The home county of New Albin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Albin, with the one closest to New Albin listed first.
    • Lansing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
    • Dorchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lycurgus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lycurgus
      • From New Albin to Lycurgus
    • Dalby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elon
      • From New Albin to Elon
    • Quandahl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quandahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quandahl
      • From New Albin to Quandahl
    • Waukon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Harpers Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rossville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Waukon Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Volney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Albin, with the one closest to New Albin listed first.
    • Watson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watson
      • From New Albin to Watson
    • Hardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hardin
      • From New Albin to Hardin
  • Winneshiek County
  • Fillmore County (MN)
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Albin, with the one closest to New Albin listed first.
    • Reno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Eitzen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wilmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmington
      • From New Albin to Wilmington
    • Caledonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bee
      • From New Albin to Bee
    • Willington Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hokah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
      • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <2>
    • Spring Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
    • La Crescent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Riceford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Houston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Winona County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Albin, with the one closest to New Albin listed first.
    • Dakota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
      • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Nodine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Albin, with the one closest to New Albin listed first.
    • De Soto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Ferryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
      • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Rising Sun
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rising Sun
      • From New Albin to Rising Sun
    • Towerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
      • Towerville is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Towerville
      • From New Albin to Towerville
    • Mount Sterling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Gays Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Soldiers Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
      • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Eastman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Bell Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
      • Bell Center is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bell Center
      • From New Albin to Bell Center
    • Petersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Steuben
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • La Crosse County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Albin, with the one closest to New Albin listed first.
    • Shelby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • La Crosse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Joseph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • North La Crosse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
      • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Barre Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barre Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
      • Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barre Mills
      • From New Albin to Barre Mills
    • French Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Onalaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
    • Middle Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • West Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Brice Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
      • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • Monroe County (WI)
    • Cashton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
      • Cashton is located in Monroe County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Vernon County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Albin, with the one closest to New Albin listed first.
    • Genoa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Retreat
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Purdy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Purdy
      • From New Albin to Purdy
    • Stoddard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Newton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newton
      • From New Albin to Newton
    • Chaseburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fargo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fargo
      • From New Albin to Fargo
    • Liberty Pole
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Coon Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Viroqua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
      • Viroqua is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
    • Westby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Readstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people

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

Cemeteries Near New Albin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Albin.

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 New Albin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Albin had a population of 411 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Albin had a population of 498 people.

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

  • Victory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • De Soto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Genoa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
    • Red Mound is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Reno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Freeburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
    • Freeburg is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Romance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
    • Romance is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Eitzen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lansing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
  • Retreat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dorchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Purdy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Purdy
    • From New Albin to Purdy
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    • Newton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newton
      • From New Albin to Newton
    • Stoddard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lycurgus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lycurgus
      • From New Albin to Lycurgus

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Albin ...

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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Albin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Albin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Albin and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Albin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of New Albin.

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 websites either 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 New Albin:

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

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 New Albin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- New Albin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Albin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4963, Longitude: -91.2873    









 

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