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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 Saint Olaf (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 Saint Olaf. 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.

Name Variations for Saint Olaf ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Olaf: St. Olaf

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors 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.

Saint Olaf 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 Saint Olaf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Olaf:

  • Clayton County     (The home county of Saint Olaf)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Farmersburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Elkader
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Clayton Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
      • Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
    • Gunder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
    • Monona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Beulah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Clayton County
    • Garnavillo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Luana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
      • Luana is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <2>
    • Osborne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Clayton County
    • Watson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
    • Hardin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
    • Littleport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
    • Mederville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
      • Mederville is located in Clayton County
  • Allamakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Volney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
      • Volney is located in Allamakee County
    • Ion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
      • Ion is located in Allamakee County
    • Postville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
    • Waukon Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
      • Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
    • Waterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Harpers Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
      • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
    • Elon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Allamakee County
    • Waukon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
      • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
    • Lycurgus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Lamont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Stanley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <2>
    • Colesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
      • Colesburg is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Forestville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Delaware County
    • Greeley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Holy Cross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
    • Dundee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Oneida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Almoral
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
      • Almoral is located in Delaware County
    • Petersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Delaware County
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Dubuque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Luxemburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
      • New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Holy Cross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Elgin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Illyria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
      • Illyria is located in Fayette County
    • Wadena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clermont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <2>
    • Brainard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
      • Brainard is located in Fayette County
    • Arlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Maryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Fayette County
    • Fayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • West Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
    • Donnan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
    • Douglass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
    • Randalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Maynard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Castalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Frankville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Ossian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Festina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Calmar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
      • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <2>
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Prairie du Chien
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
      • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Eastman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • 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.<1> 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
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Olaf, with the one closest to Saint Olaf listed first.
    • Wyalusing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
      • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Bagley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Glen Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Patch Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • North Andover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Andover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
      • North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Millville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Cassville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Mount Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Beetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
      • Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Olaf ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Olaf.

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

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

  • Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colony Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colony Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colony Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johanningmeier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johanningmeier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johanningmeier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weymouth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weymouth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gooding Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gooding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clayton Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winkawitsch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkawitsch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkawitsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (315 more) ...
    • Clark Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Eastside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Olaf had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Olaf had a population of 99 people.

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

  • Farmersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
    • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Elkader
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Giard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
    • Giard is located in Clayton County
  • Monona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Garnavillo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Clayton County
  • Osborne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
    • Osborne is located in Clayton County
  • Communia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Communia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
    • Communia is located in Clayton County
  • Luana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
    • Luana is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <2>
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Clayton County
  • Watson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Clayton County
  • Volga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Volga is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mederville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
      • Mederville is located in Clayton County
    • Littleport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
    • Hardin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin 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 Saint Olaf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Olaf.

Newspapers Published in Saint Olaf ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Olaf.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Olaf, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Olaf.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Saint Olaf:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Olaf. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Saint Olaf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Saint Olaf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Olaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9268, Longitude: -91.3879       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Olaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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