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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 Washington Mills (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 Washington Mills. 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 Washington Mills ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Washington Mills: Washington Mls. (or less commonly used: Washington Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Washington Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Washington Mills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Washington Mills is located in Dubuque 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 Dubuque County: Clayton, Delaware, Jackson, Jones, Jo Daviess (IL) & Grant (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Washington Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington Mills:
- Dubuque County (The home county of Washington Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Bernard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zwingle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Peosta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Key West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Epworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cattese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Massey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Asbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Graf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- North Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Turkey River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Elwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Nation
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- Toronto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- North Welton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Charlotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Hopkinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Earlville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Delhi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Almoral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Holy Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Garry Owen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- La Motte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crab Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Emeline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Ironhills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Cottonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Saint Donatus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Andrew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Monmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Clay Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Onslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oxford Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Amber
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Langworthy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Oxford Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Hale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Olin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anamosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Blackhawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- East Dubuque
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galena Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Menominee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Aiken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bremen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scales Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Hazel Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Dickeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Potosi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Potosi is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Tennyson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Cuba City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Cassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lafayette County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- New Diggings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- White Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Washington Mills.
Cemeteries Near Washington Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington Mills.
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 Washington Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Assumption Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Zwingle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94252 <3>
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Presley Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Melleray Abbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sisters of Charity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Said Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Washington Mills had a population of 57 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Mills, with the one closest to Washington Mills listed first.
- Bernard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zwingle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bennettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Otter Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- La Motte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ballyclough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ballyclough is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballyclough
- Ozark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Emeline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Peosta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ironhills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Cottonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Temple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Clay Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington Mills.
Newspapers Published in Washington Mills ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington Mills, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington Mills.
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 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 Washington Mills:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Dubuque County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clayton County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Jackson County
- Jones County
- Carroll County
- Jo Daviess 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Washington Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |