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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 Wesley (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 Wesley. 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 and doctors 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.

Wesley is located in Kossuth 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 Kossuth County: Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Faribault (MN) & Martin (MN).

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

  • Kossuth County     (The home county of Wesley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
    • Sexton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
      • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
    • Titonka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titonka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
      • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Irvington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
    • Algona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • German Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
      • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
    • Burt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Lu Verne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
      • Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <2>
    • Bancroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Lone Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
      • Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Rock <2>
    • Lakota
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
      • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Whittemore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Gerled
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gerled. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
      • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
    • Fenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Cerro Gordo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
    • Ventura
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventura have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
      • Ventura is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <2>
    • Meservey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meservey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
      • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Emmet County
    • Ringsted
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
    • Hutchins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
    • Corwith
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
      • Corwith is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Britt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
      • Britt is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <2>
    • Woden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Duncan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Hancock County
    • Kanawha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <2>
    • Klemme
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
      • Klemme is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klemme <2>
    • Goodell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
      • Goodell is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Humboldt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
    • Renwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Livermore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Hardy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Arnold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
    • Bode
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
      • Bode is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Ottosen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottosen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
      • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Dakota City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Thor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
      • Thor is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <2>
    • Humboldt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Bradgate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
      • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Palo Alto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
    • West Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
      • West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <2>
    • Rodman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Cylinder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
    • Buffalo Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Center
      • Buffalo Center is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Center <2>
    • Forest City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
    • Leland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Rake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
      • Rake is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Vinje
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
      • Vinje is located in Winnebago County
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
    • Olaf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
      • Olaf is located in Wright County
    • Goldfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Holmes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
      • Holmes is located in Wright County
    • Belmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornelia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
    • Clarion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Solberg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
      • Solberg is located in Wright County
  • Faribault County (MN)
    • Elmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people

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

Cemeteries Near Wesley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wesley.

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orthel Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orthel Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orthel Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corwith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corwith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corwith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boone Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Reformed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Magor Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bingham Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bingham Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bingham Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plum Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Britt.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94704 <4>
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Wesley had a population of 440 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wesley had a population of 364 people.

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

  • Sexton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
    • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
  • Hutchins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
    • Hutchins is located in Hancock County
  • Stilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Stilson is located in Hancock County
  • Corwith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
    • Corwith is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Britt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
    • Britt is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <2>
  • Irvington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
  • Algona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • German Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
    • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
  • Lu Verne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lu Verne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Verne
    • Lu Verne is located in Kossuth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lu Verne <2>
  • Crystal Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Burt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hayfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
      • Hayfield is located in Hancock County
    • Livermore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Renwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wesley ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wesley.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wesley. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wesley and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wesley.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Wesley.

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 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 Wesley:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Wesley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wesley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0887, Longitude: -93.9937       In this case, the coordinates for Wesley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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