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 Titonka (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 Titonka. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Titonka is located in Kossuth 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 Kossuth County: Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Faribault (MN) & Martin (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Titonka. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Titonka:
- Kossuth County (The home county of Titonka)
- The following are listed by their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- German Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Lakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Sexton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Wesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Gerled
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Ledyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Algona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swea City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Cerro Gordo County
- Ventura
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- Ringsted
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Hoprig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- Woden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Hutchins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Britt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Garner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Klemme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Renwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bode
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Ottosen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Hardy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Palo Alto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- West Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rodman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- Buffalo Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Forest City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Vinje
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Scarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Worth County
- Joice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Wright County
- Olaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Faribault County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- Elmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Frost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <1>
- Bricelyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Kiester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Dell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dell is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Titonka, see our County-by-County Page for Titonka.
Cemeteries Near Titonka ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Titonka.
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 Titonka - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Titonka covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Portland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Titonka in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Titonka.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Titonka, with the one closest to Titonka listed first.
- German Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Sexton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Wesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Buffalo Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Crystal Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Algona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ledyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stilson is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Britt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Corwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Titonka. See our List of 1890's Communities around Titonka.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Titonka ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Titonka.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Titonka. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Titonka and those printed in the larger area surrounding Titonka.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Titonka.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Titonka:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Kossuth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cerro Gordo County
- Emmet County
- Hancock County
- Humboldt County
- Palo Alto County
- Winnebago County
- Worth County
- Wright County
- Faribault 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 Titonka, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Titonka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |