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 New Albion (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 Albion. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Albion is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Black Hawk, Bremer, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near New Albion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Albion:
- Butler County (The home county of New Albion)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Coster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Butler Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aplington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Kesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bristow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Finchford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Janesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Evansdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Blessing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Dewar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Horton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Denver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seigel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Knittel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Klinger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Readlyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tripoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederika
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Cerro Gordo County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Dougherty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Cartersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Nashua
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Republic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Chickasaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Ionia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Aureola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Marble Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Roseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Carrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Charles City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Faulkner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Geneva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hansell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Reeve
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Chapin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Stout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Buck Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Dike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wellsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reinbeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Conrad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Ackley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cleves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Abbott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Robertson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Steamboat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eldora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owasa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Iowa Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitten
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Gifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Dinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Albion, see our County-by-County Page for New Albion.
Cemeteries Near New Albion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Albion.
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 New Albion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Albion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- New Albion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Codner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Clair Gravel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butler Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Burial Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Behrends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Allison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94157 <2>
- Hitesville 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.<3>
While we didn't find New Albion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Albion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Albion, with the one closest to New Albion listed first.
- Coster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Butler Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aplington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finchford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Waverly Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dairyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bristow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Fredsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Janesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Albion. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Albion.
Newspapers Published in New Albion ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Albion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Albion, 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 New Albion.
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 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 New Albion:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Bremer County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Chickasaw County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hardin County
- Tama 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 New Albion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- New Albion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |