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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 Waukon Junction (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 Waukon Junction. 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 Waukon Junction ...

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 Waukon Junction: Waukon Jct. (or less commonly used: Waukon Jctn.)

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

Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County.

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 Allamakee County: Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek, Houston (MN), Crawford (WI) & Vernon (WI).

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

  • Allamakee County     (The home county of Waukon Junction)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukon Junction, with the one closest to Waukon Junction listed first.
    • Marquette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • McGregor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <1>
    • Watson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watson
      • From Waukon Junction to Watson
    • Beulah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beulah
      • From Waukon Junction to Beulah
    • Monona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Luana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
      • Luana is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <1>
    • Hardin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Clayton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hardin
      • From Waukon Junction to Hardin
    • Farmersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Olaf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
      • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <1>
    • Clayton Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Garnavillo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukon Junction, with the one closest to Waukon Junction listed first.
    • Clermont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <1>
    • Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Illyria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brainard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukon Junction, with the one closest to Waukon Junction listed first.
    • Frankville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Castalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Ossian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukon Junction, with the one closest to Waukon Junction listed first.
    • Eitzen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bee
      • From Waukon Junction to Bee
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukon Junction, with the one closest to Waukon Junction listed first.
    • Prairie du Chien
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Eastman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
      • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Wauzeka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Steuben
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Freeman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Mount Sterling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • De Soto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Boydtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
      • Bell Center is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bell Center
      • From Waukon Junction to Bell Center
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukon Junction, with the one closest to Waukon Junction listed first.
    • Wyalusing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Millville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Patch Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
      • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Woodman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Woodman is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Mount Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Bloomington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Glen Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Boscobel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
    • Mount Ida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Andover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County (WI)
    • Westport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Richland County (WI)
  • Vernon County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukon Junction, with the one closest to Waukon Junction listed first.
    • Retreat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fargo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fargo
      • From Waukon Junction to Fargo
    • Purdy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Purdy
      • From Waukon Junction to Purdy
    • Liberty Pole
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Genoa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Readstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Newton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newton
      • From Waukon Junction to Newton

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

Cemeteries Near Waukon Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waukon Junction.

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 Waukon Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Waukon Junction had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Charme
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
    • Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Harpers Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
    • Ion is located in Allamakee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ion
    • From Waukon Junction to Ion
  • Yellow River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
    • Yellow River is located in Allamakee County
  • Waterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Prairie du Chien
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Watson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Clayton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Watson
    • From Waukon Junction to Watson
  • McGregor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <1>
  • Eastman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Rossville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Volney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Beulah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Clayton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beulah
    • From Waukon Junction to Beulah
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Elon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Allamakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elon
      • From Waukon Junction to Elon
    • Giard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
      • Giard is located in Clayton County
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Waukon Junction ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waukon Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waukon Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waukon Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Waukon Junction:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waukon Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Waukon Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waukon Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waukon Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1531, Longitude: -91.1877    









 

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