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 Toeterville (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 Toeterville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Toeterville is located in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County: Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Howard, Worth & Mower (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Toeterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toeterville:
- Mitchell County (The home county of Toeterville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Saint Ansgar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stacyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Meyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Little Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McIntire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Cerro Gordo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Plymouth Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Rock Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Mason City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Mason City Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Alta Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Nora Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rudd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Floyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Colwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charles City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Roseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Lime Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolan is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Northwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kensett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Manly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Hanlontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Joice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Fertile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Dodge County (MN)
- Hayfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Ostrander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeborn County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albert Lea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Mower County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Lyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Rose Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Varco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Varco is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taopi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taopi is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mapleview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Le Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lansing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lansing is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steele County (MN)
- Blooming Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toeterville, see our County-by-County Page for Toeterville.
Cemeteries Near Toeterville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toeterville.
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 Toeterville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toeterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rustad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKinley Cemetery
- The McKinley Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- The McKinley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143143 <2>
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Ansgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Priem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Blakestad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stacyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Toeterville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Toeterville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toeterville, with the one closest to Toeterville listed first.
- Saint Ansgar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mona is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- Otranto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Otranto is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
- Stacyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Meltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Little Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Varco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Varco is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toeterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toeterville.
Newspapers Published in Toeterville ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toeterville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toeterville, 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 Toeterville.
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 Toeterville:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Mitchell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cerro Gordo County
- Chickasaw County
- Floyd County
- Howard County
- Worth County
- Dodge County
- Fillmore County
- Freeborn County
- Mower County
- Steele 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 Toeterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Toeterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |