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Birth:  17 January 1795 Kalfholl, Olafsvellir, Arness, Iceland

Death:   5 March 1834  Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

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Birth place of Jon 1795:  Kálfhóll (also spelled Kalfholl) is a traditional farmstead located in the Ólafsvellir parish, within the Árnessýslaregion of South Iceland.

📍 Location & Context

• Region & Parish: Part of the rural Ólafsvellir area in the southern lowlands of Iceland's Árnessýsla countyworldometers.info+4archive.org+4ancestry.com+4.

• Coordinates Approximation: Ólafsvellir lies near 64° 1′ N, 20° 36′ W, placing Kálfhóll in that same local cluster of farms .

• Nearby Farms: Historically recorded alongside other sub-farms like Norðurgarður and Andrésfjós under the Ólafsvellir estate mapsland.com+4archive.org+4ancestry.com+4.

🧭 Navigating to Kálfhóll

• Use Ólafsvellir as your reference point when searching on maps or GPS.

• Roads in this region connect farms and small homesteads – you'd likely see farm signs pointing to Kálfhóll.

• It's a rural agricultural area, about a 1 h drive from Reykjavík heading southeast into the Icelandic countryside.

🏡 Historical Note

• One notable record shows Jon Oddsson was born in Kálfhóll, Ólafsvellir, Árness, on 17 January 1795 ancestry.com, confirming its longstanding status as a named farmstead in local genealogies.

✅ Summary 

Name: Kálfhóll (Kalfholl)

Type: Historic farmstead

Location:  Ólafsvellir parish, Árnessýsla, South Iceland

Coordinates:  ~64° 1′ N, 20° 36′ W

Significance:  Part of cluster of farms under Ólafsvellir estate

Biography

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Birth:  8 Aug 1794  Nordurgardi, Olafsvellir, Arness, Iceland

Death:   16 Oct 1869  Spanish Fork, Utah USA

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Gudrun's Birth place 1794: Nordurgarði / Norðurgarður is a small farmstead (and historically a “hjáleiga” or outbuilding farm) located within the Ólafsvellir area in the Árnessýsla region of southern Iceland.

📍 Location Details

• Region & Municipality: Situated in southern Iceland within Árnessýsla county, specifically in the parish of Ólafsvellir, which includes several named farms and subdivisionsicelandreview.com+10nafnid.arnastofnun.is+10heimaslod.is+10.

• Coordinates: Ólafsvellir lies at approximately 64° 1′ N, 20° 36′ W maplandia.com.

• Historical Mention: Norðurgarður was one of five surviving farms (others include Andrésfjós, Björnskot, Vesturkot, Minni-Ólafsvellir) beneath the larger Ólafsvellir estatemaplandia.com+3nafnid.arnastofnun.is+3geni.com+3.

🗺️ How to Find It

Use the following as navigation cues:

• Search for Ólafsvellir or Olafsvellir, Arness on mapping tools.

• Look for ancillary farms or clusters in that area; Norðurgarður is among those traditional subdivisions.

• This is a rural region, roughly 1 hour's drive east of Reykjavík, heading inland near the southern lowlands.

🏡 What Is Nordurgarður?

• Historically a subsidiary farmstead within the Ólafsvellir estate, known in modern Icelandic as Norðurgarður(“North Farm”).

• It may not appear on all maps due to its small size and historical nature but shows in place-name registriesjackyyclarinda.pages.dev+2landofmarvels.com+2skeidgnup.is+2geni.com+1maplandia.com+1.

• Not to be confused with Reykjavík’s harbor’s Nordurgarði Lighthouse, though the names are identicalvidiani.com+8accidentallywesanderson.com+8goodlighthunting.com+8.

🧭 Summary

Name:  Norðurgarður (Nordurgarði)

Type:  Historic farmstead / sub-farm

Location:  Ólafsvellir area, Árnessýsla, South Iceland

Coordinates:  ~64° 1′ N, 20° 36′ W

Context:  Part of a cluster of farms under Ólafsvellir estate