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 Peosta (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 Peosta. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Peosta is located in Dubuque 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 Dubuque County: Clayton, Delaware, Jackson, Jones, Jo Daviess (IL) & Grant (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Peosta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peosta:
- Dubuque County (The home county of Peosta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- Centralia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Graf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Epworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Bankston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Key West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Durango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dubuque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- North Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Turkey River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Osterdock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Guttenberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Elkport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Holy Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Earlville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Colesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Almoral
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Delhi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delaware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Greeley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- Garry Owen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- La Motte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Donatus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Crab Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Cottonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Emeline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Ironhills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Smiths
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Andrew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- Clay Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Onslow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Center Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Langworthy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Argand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- East Dubuque
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Menominee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Galena Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
- Aiken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Scales Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- Rutledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Dickeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Potosi
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Potosi is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Tennyson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Hazel Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Cuba City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Beetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- North Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Platteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Platteville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Lafayette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- New Diggings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Elk Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peosta, see our County-by-County Page for Peosta.
Cemeteries Near Peosta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peosta.
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 Peosta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peosta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- Michael Schmitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peosta Protestant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Centralia Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Annunciation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Epworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Melleray Abbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sniffea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Catholic Placid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baehler 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peosta had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Peosta had a population of 1,919 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peosta, with the one closest to Peosta listed first.
- Centralia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Graf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Julien
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Julien is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julien
- Kidder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kidder is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Epworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
- Ballyclough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ballyclough is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballyclough
- Center Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Grove is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Bankston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Bennettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Key West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Durango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peosta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peosta.
Newspapers Published in Peosta ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peosta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peosta, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peosta.
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 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 Peosta:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Dubuque County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clayton County
- Delaware County
- Jackson County
- Jones County
- Jo Daviess County
- Grant County
- Lafayette 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 Peosta, 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- Peosta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |