RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Iowa >> Clayton County >> Osterdock >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Iowa

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa





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 Osterdock (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 Osterdock. 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.

Osterdock is located in Clayton 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 Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Osterdock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osterdock:

  • Clayton County     (The home county of Osterdock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.
    • Guttenberg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Millville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Clayton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millville
      • From Osterdock to Millville
    • Elkport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
      • Elkport is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Garber
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garber
      • From Osterdock to Garber
    • Turkey River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Buena Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Garnavillo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Littleport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
    • Clayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clayton Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mederville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elkader
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <1>
  • Allamakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.
    • Ion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
      • Ion is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ion
      • From Osterdock to Ion
    • Volney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Waukon Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.
    • Lamont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <1>
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.
    • Colesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holy Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
    • Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petersburg
      • From Osterdock to Petersburg
    • Edgewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greeley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <1>
    • Almoral
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almoral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
      • Almoral is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Almoral
      • From Osterdock to Almoral
    • Oneida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Earlville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Delaware
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Rockville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Forestville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • Dundee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.
    • Luxemburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • New Vienna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Holy Cross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Waupeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Balltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Osterdock to Balltown
    • Old Balltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
      • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <1>
    • Summit Village Dyersville Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village Dyersville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village Dyersville Park
      • Summit Village Dyersville Park is located in Dubuque County
    • Rickardsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
      • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Bankston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Sherrill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Farley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Graf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Fayette County
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Prairie du Chien
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wauzeka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Eastman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.
    • Glen Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Andover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bagley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Beetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wyalusing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bloomington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Patch Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
      • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Potosi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Millville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lancaster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tennyson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osterdock, see our County-by-County Page for Osterdock.

Cemeteries Near Osterdock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osterdock.

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 Osterdock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.

  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Koenig Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koenig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koenig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Friedlein Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedlein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedlein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stock School Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stock School Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stock School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bolsinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bierer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bierer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bierer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Guttenberg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guttenberg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guttenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hansel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hansel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hansel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Osterdock had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Osterdock had a population of 47 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Osterdock, with the one closest to Osterdock listed first.

  • Millville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Clayton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millville
    • From Osterdock to Millville
  • Guttenberg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Updegraff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Updegraff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updegraff
    • Updegraff is located in Clayton County
  • Elkport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
    • Elkport is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Ceres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
    • Ceres is located in Clayton County
  • Colesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Turkey River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glen Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cassville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eckards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckards
    • Eckards is located in Clayton County
  • Luxemburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
    • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Wood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Garnavillo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Buena Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Littleport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osterdock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osterdock.

Newspapers Published in Osterdock ...

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 Osterdock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osterdock, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osterdock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Osterdock:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Osterdock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osterdock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Osterdock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7335, Longitude: -91.1583    
<5>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.
<6>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 Osterdock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025