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 Waverly 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 Waverly 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 Waverly 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Waverly Junction: Waverly Jct. (or less commonly used: Waverly 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Waverly Junction is located in Bremer 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 Bremer County: Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette & Floyd.
Below are the counties that are near Waverly Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waverly Junction:
- Bremer County (The home county of Waverly Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bremer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Plainfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knittel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Seigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Klinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Readlyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tripoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederika
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Finchford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Cedar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dewar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Dunkerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Elk Run Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Buchanan County
- Fairbank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Shell Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Allison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Aplington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kesley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bristow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Austinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Nashua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Republic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Chickasaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Ionia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- New Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Oran
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Westgate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Carrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Marble Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Aureola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Roseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Charles City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Faulkner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Hansell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Fredsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Stout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Buck Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Morrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Reinbeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grundy Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Ackley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cleves
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Abbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Dinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waverly Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Waverly Junction.
Cemeteries Near Waverly Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waverly 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.
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 Waverly Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waverly Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Waverly Junction Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pilot Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Finchford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gerholdt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Waverly Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waverly Junction, with the one closest to Waverly Junction listed first.
- Finchford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bremer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Coster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cedar Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Plainfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Roxie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Butler Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waverly Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waverly Junction.
Newspapers Published in Waverly 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waverly Junction, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waverly Junction.
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 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 Waverly Junction:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Bremer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Buchanan County
- Butler County
- Chickasaw County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hardin County
- Tama 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 Waverly Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Waverly Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |