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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nuel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nuel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nuel, please Contact Us.
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 Nuel (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 Nuel. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nuel is historic, it would have been located within present day Wright 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 Wright County: Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Nuel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nuel:
- Wright County (The home county of Nuel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Eagle Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goldfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woolstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Holmes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Clarion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cornelia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Olaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Rowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dows
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Knierim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Somers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Manson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Alexander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Webster City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Kamrar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Stratford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <2>
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Kanawha
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corwith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Goodell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Hardin County
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Thor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Renwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dakota City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Rutland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Bode
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Gilmore City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bradgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Kossuth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Lu Verne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Vincent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Badger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duncombe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brushy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Fort Dodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Kalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Border Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Otho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lehigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nuel, see our County-by-County Page for Nuel.
Cemeteries Near Nuel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nuel.
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 Nuel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nuel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Troy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Woolstock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96507 <4>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Eagle Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95993 <4>
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Eagle Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94389 <4>
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schwenck Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newark Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Grove Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Ullensvang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Ullensvang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norway Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willicksen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woolstock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Colfax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wright County Burying Grounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blossom Hill 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.
While we didn't find Nuel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nuel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nuel, with the one closest to Nuel listed first.
- Vincent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Thor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woolstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Goldfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Badger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duncombe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flugstad ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flugstad is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugstad
- Holmes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Judd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Judd is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Fort Dodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Hardy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Webster City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Renwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dakota City
(13 miles [20.9 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 Nuel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nuel.
Newspapers Published in Nuel ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nuel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nuel, 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 Nuel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Nuel:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Wright County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Humboldt County
- Kossuth County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nuel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nuel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |