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 Northfield (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 Northfield. 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 northwest 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 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.
Northfield is located in Des Moines 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 Des Moines County: Henry, Lee, Louisa, Hancock (IL) & Henderson (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Northfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northfield:
- Des Moines County (The home county of Northfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Mediapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
- Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <1>
- Sperry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Yarmouth is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <1>
- West Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
- West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <1>
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Mount Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- New London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <1>
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <1>
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Olds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Swedesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
- Oakland Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <1>
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- South Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Wever
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wever
- Wever is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wever <1>
- Denmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <1>
- Sawyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pilot Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Elrick Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <1>
- Morning Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <1>
- Wapello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Grandview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Letts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <1>
- Columbus City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Columbus Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
- Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <1>
- Fredonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Wyman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Cotter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Gladwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Fruitland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Muscatine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
- Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <1>
- Conesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Crawfordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <1>
- Ainsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Ainsworth is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <1>
- Havre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Dallas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Dallas City is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <1>
- Disco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Disco is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Pontoosuc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Milroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Oquawka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
- Oquawka is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <1>
- Gladstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <1>
- Rozetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Gulf Port
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Biggsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Olena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Carman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
- Carman is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carman <1>
- Stronghurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
- Stronghurst is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <1>
- Media
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Lomax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <1>
- Terre Haute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Raritan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <1>
- Keithsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
- Keithsburg is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keithsburg <1>
- Joy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <1>
- Seaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Seaton is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaton <1>
- Petersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Eliza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Sunbeam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Aledo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
- Aledo is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <1>
- Burgess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burgess is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Gilchrist
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Shale City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Shale City is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Alexis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Alexis is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexis <1>
- Viola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <1>
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Buffalo Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Prairie
- Buffalo Prairie is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Prairie <1>
- Illinois City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Reynolds is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <1>
- Warren County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Little York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Warren County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little York <1>
- Eleanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Kirkwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Warren County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <1>
- Smithshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
- Smithshire is located in Warren County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <1>
- Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Monmouth is located in Warren County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <1>
- Gerlaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaw
- Gerlaw is located in Warren County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlaw <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northfield, see our County-by-County Page for Northfield.
Newspapers Published in Northfield ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northfield, 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 Northfield.
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 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 Northfield:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Des Moines County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Louisa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Muscatine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hancock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock Island County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Des Moines County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Des Moines County
Cemeteries Near Northfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northfield.
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 Northfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Northfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northfield Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Prairie Cemetery
- Potter's Timber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter's Timber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter's Timber Cemetery
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Grove Cemetery
- Kossuth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kossuth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kossuth Cemetery
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkeye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkeye Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hukill Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Swedish Cemetery
- Dolbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dolbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dolbee Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
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- Pegtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pegtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pegtown Cemetery
- Parson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parson Cemetery
- Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mediapolis.
- The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharon Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
- Pegtown Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Northfield had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
- Kossuth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Mediapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
- Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <1>
- Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <1>
- Toolesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toolesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
- Toolesboro is located in Louisa County
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sperry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Morning Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <1>
- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Wapello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
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- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <1>
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Yarmouth is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <1>
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- New Boston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Northfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0589, Longitude: -91.1218 In this case, the coordinates for Northfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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 Northfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |