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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 Zwingle (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 Zwingle. 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 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.

Zwingle is primarily located in Dubuque County. A portion of Zwingle extends into Jackson 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 Zwingle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zwingle:

  • Dubuque County     (The home county of Zwingle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zwingle, with the one closest to Zwingle listed first.
    • Bernard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard
      • Bernard is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernard <2>
    • Key West
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Massey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
      • Massey is located in Dubuque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Massey
      • From Zwingle to Massey
    • Wilkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
      • Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilkins
      • From Zwingle to Wilkins
    • Cattese
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cattese. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
      • Cattese is located in Dubuque County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cattese
      • From Zwingle to Cattese
    • Rockdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Peosta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
      • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <2>
    • Dubuque
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Centralia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Asbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Cascade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Clayton County
    • North Buena Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zwingle, with the one closest to Zwingle listed first.
    • Delmar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Elwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Clinton County
    • Lost Nation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
      • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <2>
    • Charlotte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Welton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bliedorn ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bliedorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
      • Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bliedorn
      • From Zwingle to Bliedorn
    • Welton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
      • Welton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Goose Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
      • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Toronto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bryant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Clinton County
    • Teeds Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tenmile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Delaware County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zwingle, with the one closest to Zwingle listed first.
    • La Motte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Garry Owen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Donatus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Crab Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
      • Crab Town is located in Jackson County
    • Ironhills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Andrew
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Emeline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emeline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
      • Emeline is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emeline
      • From Zwingle to Emeline
    • Bellevue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
    • North Bellevue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Smiths
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smiths. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
      • Smiths is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smiths
      • From Zwingle to Smiths
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Canton
      • From Zwingle to Canton
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zwingle, with the one closest to Zwingle listed first.
    • Clay Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
      • Clay Mills is located in Jones County
    • Onslow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
      • Onslow is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onslow <2>
    • Wyoming
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
    • Center Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
      • Center Junction is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
    • Oxford Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
      • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Monticello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • Oxford Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Amber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Langworthy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langworthy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
      • Langworthy is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Langworthy
      • From Zwingle to Langworthy
  • Carroll County (IL)
  • Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zwingle, with the one closest to Zwingle listed first.
    • East Dubuque
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Galena Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aiken
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bremen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Galena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Menominee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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 Zwingle to Menominee
    • Hanover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • Elizabeth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
    • Scales Mound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
      • Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <2>
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zwingle, with the one closest to Zwingle listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutledge
      • From Zwingle to Rutledge
    • Sinnipee ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
      • Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sinnipee
      • From Zwingle to Sinnipee
    • Hazel Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
      • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Jamestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dickeyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Cuba City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
      • Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
    • Potosi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tennyson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Lafayette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zwingle, with the one closest to Zwingle listed first.
    • Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • New Diggings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • White Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Oak
      • From Zwingle to White Oak
    • Etna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From Zwingle to Etna
    • Elk Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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 Zwingle to Elk Grove
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gratiot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
      • Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Former name for Fort Gratiot:
      • Gratiot Grove
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Gratiot
      • From Zwingle to Fort Gratiot
    • Shullsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people

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

Cemeteries Near Zwingle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zwingle.

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

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

  • Zwingle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zwingle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zwingle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Hill Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presley Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presley Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presley Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • French Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rooney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rooney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (316 more) ...
    • Sweezy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweezy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweezy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sisters of Charity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisters of Charity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sisters of Charity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cottonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonville 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Zwingle had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Zwingle had a population of 93 people.

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

  • Otter Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Jackson County
  • La Motte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Bennettsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
    • Bennettsville is located in Dubuque County
  • Washington Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
    • Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
  • Cottonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
    • Cottonville is located in Jackson County
  • Bernard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard
    • Bernard is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernard <2>
  • Saint Donatus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • King
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Dubuque County
  • Ballyclough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballyclough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballyclough
    • Ballyclough is located in Dubuque County
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Massey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
    • Massey is located in Dubuque County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Massey
    • From Zwingle to Massey
  • Key West
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zwingle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zwingle.

Newspapers Published in Zwingle ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zwingle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zwingle, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zwingle.

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 Zwingle:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zwingle. 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>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>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 from Point A (ie- Zwingle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zwingle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2980, Longitude: -90.6877    
<5>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.
<6>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 Zwingle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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