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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 Storm Lake (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 Storm Lake. 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 Storm Lake ...

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 Storm Lake: Storm Lk.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Storm Lake is located in Buena Vista County and is the County Seat.

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 Buena Vista County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas & Sac.

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

  • Buena Vista County     (The home county of Storm Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
    • Casino Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
    • Lakeside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Juniata
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
    • Alta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
    • Truesdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truesdale <2>
    • Newell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <2>
    • Rembrandt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Albert City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Linn Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sioux Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Rapids
      • Sioux Rapids is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Rapids <2>
    • Marathon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
    • Lytton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Pomeroy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
      • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
    • Jolley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Yetter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
    • Aurelia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
      • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurelia <2>
    • Cherokee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
      • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <2>
    • Quimby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quimby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
      • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Larrabee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrabee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
      • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Meriden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Mary Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
      • Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
    • Washta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
      • Washta is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Cleghorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleghorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
      • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Fielding
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
      • Fielding is located in Cherokee County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
    • Peterson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <2>
    • Cornell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Clay County
    • Webb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Webb is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Greenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Rossie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
      • Rossie is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Gillett Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
      • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Royal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
    • Galva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holstein
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
      • Holstein is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <2>
    • Arthur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Ida Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
      • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <2>
    • Battle Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <2>
  • O'Brien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
    • Calumet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Sutherland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
      • Sutherland is located in O'Brien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherland <2>
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
    • Varina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Fonda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
    • Laurens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
      • Laurens is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <2>
    • Pocahontas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
    • Havelock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
      • Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <2>
    • Palmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
    • Nemaha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Schaller
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Early
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sac City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Odebolt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Lake View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
    • Wall Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Sac County
    • Grant City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
  • Woodbury County
    • Cushing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Storm Lake ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Storm Lake.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Storm Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Storm Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding Storm Lake.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Storm Lake.

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 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 Storm Lake:

Cemeteries Near Storm Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Storm Lake.

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

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

  • Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Buena Vista Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Memorial Park
  • Hayes Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Twp. Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Scandinavian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandinavian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavian Cemetery
  • Maple Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Valley Cemetery
  • Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
  • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
  • Newell Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Catholic Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
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    • German Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
    • Chase Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery

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 Storm Lake had a population of 1,821 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Storm Lake had a population of 10,438 people.

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

  • Sulphur Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
  • Alta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
  • Newell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <2>
  • Schaller
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Early
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Aurelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
    • Aurelia is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurelia <2>
  • Elkton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
  • Galva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sioux Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Rapids
    • Sioux Rapids is located in Buena Vista County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Rapids <2>
  • Linn Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sac City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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    • Fonda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
    • Marathon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Cherokee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
      • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <2>

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

The official website for Storm Lake: www.stormlake.org/

The official website for Buena Vista County: www.co.buena-vista.ia.us/

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>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- Storm Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Storm Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6433, Longitude: -95.2009    
<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 Storm Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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