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 Newhouse (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 Newhouse. 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 southwest 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 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.
Newhouse is located in Houston County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Allamakee (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Fillmore, Winona, La Crosse (WI) & Vernon (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Newhouse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newhouse:
- Houston County (The home county of Newhouse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Riceford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Willington Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Yucatan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Eitzen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Money Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Reno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Hokah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Fillmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Mabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bratsberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Rushford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Whalan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rushford Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Lanesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rushford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Winona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Wyattville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Nodine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Clyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Quandahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Dorchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- New Albin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <1>
- Elon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lansing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Rossville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Waterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Howard County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Florenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Cresco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Protivin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winneshiek County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Hesper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Highlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Burr Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Decorah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kendallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Calmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spillville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ossian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Castalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fort Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (WI)
- De Soto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- La Crosse County (WI)
- La Crosse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Vernon County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Genoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Stoddard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newhouse, see our County-by-County Page for Newhouse.
Cemeteries Near Newhouse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newhouse.
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 Newhouse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newhouse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Bellview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riceford Norwegian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hesper Public Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper (IA).
- The Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hesper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230000 <2>
- Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Egge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swenson Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salveson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Newhouse had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newhouse, with the one closest to Newhouse listed first.
- Riceford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hesper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Highlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Quandahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Bee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Black Hammer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Hammer is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Locust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Locust is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Willington Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prosper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prosper is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Burr Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newhouse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newhouse.
Newspapers Published in Newhouse ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newhouse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newhouse, 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 Newhouse.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Newhouse:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fillmore County
- Winona County
- Allamakee County
- Howard County
- Winneshiek County
- Crawford County
- La Crosse County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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 Newhouse, 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 from Point A (ie- Newhouse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |