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 Paullina (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 Paullina. 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.
Paullina is located in O'Brien 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 O'Brien County: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola, Plymouth & Sioux.
Below are the counties that are near Paullina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paullina:
- O'Brien County (The home county of Paullina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- Germantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Calumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Primghar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Archer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sanborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Moneta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Buena Vista County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Linn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rembrandt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sioux Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
- Truesdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- Larrabee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Cleghorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Mary Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fielding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Aurelia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quimby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Washta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- Peterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Everly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Rossie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Cornell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon County
- George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- Melvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Ashton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- May City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Sibley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allendorf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- Remsen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oyens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- O'Leary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Struble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Le Mars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Hospers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orange City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boyden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Middleburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Matlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maurice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Sioux Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Perkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paullina, see our County-by-County Page for Paullina.
Cemeteries Near Paullina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paullina.
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 Paullina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paullina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- West Prairie View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doyle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waterman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Grant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hospers Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Paullina had a population of 510 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Paullina had a population of 965 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paullina, with the one closest to Paullina listed first.
- Gaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Calumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Primghar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Archer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Larrabee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Cleghorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hospers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Sanborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paullina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paullina.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Paullina ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paullina.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Paullina. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Paullina and those printed in the larger area surrounding Paullina.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Paullina.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Paullina:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to O'Brien County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buena Vista County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Lyon County
- Osceola County
- Plymouth County
- Sioux 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 Paullina, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paullina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |