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 Old Tripoli (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 Old Tripoli. 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 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.
Old Tripoli is located in Bremer 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 Bremer County: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette & Floyd.
Below are the counties that are near Old Tripoli. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Tripoli:
- Bremer County (The home county of Old Tripoli)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Tripoli
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Frederika
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Seigel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Knittel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Bremer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Readlyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Klinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Dunkerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Finchford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Dewar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Cedar City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- North Cedar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evansdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elk Run Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jesup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Fairbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Shell Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- New Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Butler Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Republic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- New Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nashua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ionia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Bassett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- North Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jerico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Alta Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Westgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Hawkeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Maynard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Randalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Waucoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Donnan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Oelwein
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Douglass
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Saint Lucas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Carrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Charles City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Roseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Fredsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Dike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Protivin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Jackson Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Fort Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Festina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spillville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Tripoli, see our County-by-County Page for Old Tripoli.
Cemeteries Near Old Tripoli ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Tripoli.
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 Old Tripoli - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Tripoli covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Faith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frederika Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Le Roy Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mentor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Old Tripoli in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Tripoli.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Tripoli, with the one closest to Old Tripoli listed first.
- Tripoli
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seigel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Bremer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Knittel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Roxie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roxie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Wapsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wapsie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Republic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Klinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Tripoli. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Tripoli.
Newspapers Published in Old Tripoli ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Tripoli.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Tripoli, 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 Old Tripoli.
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 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 Old Tripoli:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Bremer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Buchanan County
- Butler County
- Chickasaw County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Grundy County
- Howard County
- Winneshiek 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> | 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 Old Tripoli, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Old Tripoli) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |