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 Wolf Lake Addition (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 Wolf Lake Addition. 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 Wolf Lake Addition ...
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 Wolf Lake Addition: Wolf Lk. Addition
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 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.
Wolf Lake Addition is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Grundy, Hardin, Jasper, Poweshiek, Story & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Wolf Lake Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf Lake Addition:
- Marshall County (The home county of Wolf Lake Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Dillon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Marshalltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Le Grand
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Dunbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- Irving
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Beaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Conrad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grundy Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reinbeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Whitten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gifford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Eldora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steamboat Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Baxter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Ira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Lambs Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Goddard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Green Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Mingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Killduff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Polk County
- Loring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Grinnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Malcom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Searsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Story County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Colo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zearing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Iowa Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Maxwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McCallsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Montour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Tama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gladbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Long Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Chelsea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clutier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buckingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Dinsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolf Lake Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Wolf Lake Addition.
Cemeteries Near Wolf Lake Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf Lake Addition.
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 Wolf Lake Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolf Lake Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soldier's Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Le Grand.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- LeGrand Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964757 <2>
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Le Grand Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wallin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Wolf Lake Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolf Lake Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf Lake Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Lake Addition listed first.
- Marshalltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dillon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Ferguson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Quarry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Haverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Le Grand
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Dunbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Montour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- LaMoille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolf Lake Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolf Lake Addition.
Newspapers Published in Wolf Lake Addition ...
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 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Lake Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Lake Addition, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf Lake Addition.
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 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 Wolf Lake Addition:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Grundy County
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Polk County
- Poweshiek County
- Story 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 Wolf Lake Addition, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf Lake Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |