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 North Buena Vista (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 North Buena Vista. 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.
Name Variations for North Buena Vista ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Buena Vista: N. Buena Vista
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Buena Vista. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Buena Vista.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
North Buena Vista is located in Clayton 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 Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).
Below are the counties that are near North Buena Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Buena Vista:
- Clayton County (The home county of North Buena Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Turkey River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Guttenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osterdock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Elkport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Garnavillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Littleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Clayton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Mederville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Elkader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Colesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Holy Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Almoral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Earlville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Greeley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Delhi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Waupeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Balltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Old Balltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Rickardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Luxemburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Durango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Graf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Asbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Garry Owen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Saint Donatus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- East Dubuque
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menominee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Prairie du Chien
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Wauzeka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Boydtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Cassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Beetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- North Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Glen Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Potosi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Potosi is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Tennyson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Patch Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Bagley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Dickeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Rutledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Iowa County (WI)
- Rewey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rewey is located in Iowa County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Lafayette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Elk Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Buena Vista, see our County-by-County Page for North Buena Vista.
Cemeteries Near North Buena Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Buena Vista.
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 North Buena Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Buena Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Buena Vista Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Assisi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprauge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Cottage Hill Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Redman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Buena Vista had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, North Buena Vista had a population of 120 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Buena Vista, with the one closest to North Buena Vista listed first.
- Cassville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Waupeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Turkey River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Balltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- McCartney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCartney is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney
- Cottage Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Luxemburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Rickardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Beetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Buena Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Buena Vista.
Newspapers Published in North Buena Vista ...
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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Buena Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Buena Vista, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Buena Vista.
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 North Buena Vista:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Clayton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Dubuque County
- Jackson County
- Jo Daviess County
- Crawford County
- Grant County
- Iowa County
- Lafayette 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 North Buena Vista, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Buena Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |