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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 Waupeton (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 Waupeton. 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 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.

Waupeton is located in Dubuque 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 Dubuque County: Clayton, Delaware, Jackson, Jones, Jo Daviess (IL) & Grant (WI).

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

  • Dubuque County     (The home county of Waupeton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waupeton, with the one closest to Waupeton listed first.
    • Balltown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balltown
      • From Waupeton to Balltown
    • Old Balltown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rickardsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
      • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Sherrill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Durango
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Luxemburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Bankston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Graf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Asbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
    • Sageville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sageville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
      • Sageville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Centralia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • New Vienna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waupeton, with the one closest to Waupeton listed first.
    • North Buena Vista
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Turkey River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Millville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Clayton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millville
      • From Waupeton to Millville
    • Guttenberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Osterdock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Garber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garber
      • From Waupeton to Garber
    • Elkport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
      • Elkport is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Clayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garnavillo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Littleport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
    • Clayton Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McGregor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waupeton, with the one closest to Waupeton listed first.
    • Colesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petersburg
      • From Waupeton to Petersburg
    • Holy Cross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
    • Rockville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Almoral
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almoral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
      • Almoral is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Almoral
      • From Waupeton to Almoral
    • Earlville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Greeley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <3>
    • Oneida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Delaware
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Edgewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Delhi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
    • Hopkinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waupeton, with the one closest to Waupeton listed first.
    • Garry Owen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Donatus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Motte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
      • La Motte is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <3>
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waupeton, with the one closest to Waupeton listed first.
    • East Dubuque
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Menominee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menominee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
      • Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Menominee
      • From Waupeton to Menominee
    • Galena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bremen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Galena Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waupeton, with the one closest to Waupeton listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wauzeka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Prairie du Chien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boydtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waupeton, with the one closest to Waupeton listed first.
    • Cassville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Potosi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Beetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tennyson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • North Andover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sinnipee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinnipee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
      • Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sinnipee
      • From Waupeton to Sinnipee
    • Glen Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutledge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutledge
      • From Waupeton to Rutledge
    • Dickeyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Bloomington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Lancaster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bagley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa County (WI)
    • Rewey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lafayette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waupeton, with the one closest to Waupeton listed first.
    • Elk Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
      • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elk Grove
      • From Waupeton to Elk Grove
    • Benton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Etna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From Waupeton to Etna
    • New Diggings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Waupeton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waupeton.

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

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

  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Assisi Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Assisi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Assisi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Buena Vista Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Buena Vista Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979368 <4>
  • Cottage Hill Protestant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Hill Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Hill Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richardsville Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardsville Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardsville Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sprauge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprauge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprauge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottage Hill Christian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Hill Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Hill Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (294 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Waupeton had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cameron
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Dubuque County
  • McCartney
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCartney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney
    • McCartney is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Balltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Balltown is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Balltown
    • From Waupeton to Balltown
  • North Buena Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
    • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Burton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Cottage Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
    • Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County
  • Rickardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
    • Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Sherrill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cassville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Beetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Potosi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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    • Durango
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurricane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
      • Hurricane is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Luxemburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people

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

Newspapers Published in Waupeton ...

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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waupeton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waupeton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waupeton.

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 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 Waupeton:

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

The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Waupeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Waupeton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waupeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6678, Longitude: -90.8825    









 

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