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 Saint Sebald (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 Sebald. 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 Sebald ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Sebald: St. Sebald
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Saint Sebald is located in Clayton 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 Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Saint Sebald. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Sebald:
- Clayton County (The home county of Saint Sebald)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Strawberry Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Volga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Mederville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Osborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Littleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Elkader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Elkport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elkport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Garber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clayton Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Saint Olaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gunder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Allamakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Postville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Volney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Ion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Bremer County
- Sumner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Lamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Hazleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Doris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Monti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quasqueton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rowley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greeley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Colesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Masonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Almoral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Holy Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Delaware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Luxemburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- New Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Dyersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Village Dyersville Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Maryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Wadena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Illyria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brainard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clermont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Randalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Oelwein
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Donnan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Castalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ossian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Festina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Prairie du Chien
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Glen Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Wyalusing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Bagley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- North Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Andover is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Sebald, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Sebald.
Cemeteries Near Saint Sebald ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Sebald.
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 Saint Sebald - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Sebald covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- St. Sebald Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reeds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rothfusz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strawberry Point Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart - Schoolhouse Yard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stone School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Mederville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cords Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Saint Sebald had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Sebald, with the one closest to Saint Sebald listed first.
- Strawberry Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Volga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Mederville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Osborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Communia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Communia is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communia
- Wadena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elkader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Illyria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Sebald. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Sebald.
Newspapers Published in Saint Sebald ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Sebald.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Sebald, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Sebald.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Sebald:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Clayton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allamakee County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Delaware County
- Dubuque County
- Fayette County
- Winneshiek County
- Crawford County
- Grant 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sebald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Sebald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |