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 Twin Springs (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 Twin Springs. 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 Twin Springs ...
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 Twin Springs: Twin Spgs. (or less commonly used: Twin Spngs. or Twin Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Twin Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Springs.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Twin Springs is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clinton, Dubuque, Jones, Carroll (IL) & Jo Daviess (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Twin Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Springs:
- Jackson County (The home county of Twin Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Green Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Miles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Sabula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spragueville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Smiths
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Andrew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cottonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Teeds Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Elk River Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Goose Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Tenmile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Sixmile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elvira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Welton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Dubuque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Wilkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Zwingle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Massey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cattese
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Washington Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Key West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Bernard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- McCausland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Noel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Marcus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Blackhawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Savanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ayers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Hickory Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Polsgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- Wacker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Mount Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Fay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Aiken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Bremen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Stockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <1>
- Scales Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Apple River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Menominee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Nora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <1>
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Loran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Pearl City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bolton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <1>
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eleroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- East Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- White Pigeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Morrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Coleta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County (WI)
- Hazel Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Lafayette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- New Diggings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Etna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Shullsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Springs.
Cemeteries Near Twin Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Springs.
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 Twin Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Reeseville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Horst Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schroeder Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Van Buren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Twin Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Green Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lainsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
- Marcus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Miles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Sabula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spragueville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teeds Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Springbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twin Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Springs.
Newspapers Published in Twin Springs ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Springs, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Twin Springs:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Dubuque County
- Scott County
- Carroll County
- Jo Daviess County
- Stephenson County
- Whiteside County
- Grant County
- Lafayette 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 Twin Springs, 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 from Point A (ie- Twin Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |