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 Albert Lea (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 Albert Lea. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Freeborn County: Winnebago (IA), Worth (IA), Faribault, Mower, Steele & Waseca.
Below are the counties that are near Albert Lea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Albert Lea:
- Freeborn County (The home county of Albert Lea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Hayward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Hayward is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <2>
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
- Clarks Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
- Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <2>
- Conger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
- Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <2>
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Emmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Freeborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeborn
- Freeborn is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeborn <2>
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge County
- Hayfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hayfield is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayfield <2>
- Hayfield
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Walters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Kiester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
- Kiester is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <2>
- Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <2>
- Bricelyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Minnesota Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
- Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <2>
- Dell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Frost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <2>
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Austin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>
- Mapleview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Lansing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Varco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Lyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Lyle is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <2>
- Brownsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Brownsdale is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsdale <2>
- Rose Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <2>
- Waltham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Waltham is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waltham <2>
- Renova ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Sargeant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Steele County
- River Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Blooming Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
- Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <2>
- Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Steele Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Havana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Waseca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- New Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- New Richland is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <2>
- Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Waldorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Waseca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
- Waseca is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <2>
- Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
- Mitchell County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Carpenter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Toeterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toeterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toeterville
- Toeterville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toeterville <2>
- Saint Ansgar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
- Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <2>
- Winnebago County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Lake Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mills <2>
- Scarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarville
- Scarville is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarville <2>
- Vinje
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Leland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Thompson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- 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 (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
- Forest City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>
- Rake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Northwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Northwood is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <2>
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Joice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Kensett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Bolan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
- Hanlontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Fertile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- Fertile is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fertile <2>
- Manly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Manly is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <2>
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Worth County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Albert Lea, see our County-by-County Page for Albert Lea.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Albert Lea ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albert Lea.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Albert Lea. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Albert Lea and those printed in the larger area surrounding Albert Lea.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Albert Lea.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Albert Lea:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Minnesota State Archives
- Pages specific to Freeborn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Faribault County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Steele County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waseca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mitchell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Freeborn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Freeborn County
Cemeteries Near Albert Lea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albert Lea.
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 Albert Lea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Lakewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
- St. Theodores Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theodores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theodores Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
- Itasca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Itasca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Itasca Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
- Freeborn County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeborn County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeborn County Poor Farm Cemetery
- Shady Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Oak Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenville Cemetery
- Central Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Lutheran Cemetery
- Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
- Lunder Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunder Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunder Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- East Freeborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Freeborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Freeborn Cemetery
- North Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Round Prairie Cemetery
- Hayward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayward Cemetery
- East Freeborn Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Albert Lea had a population of 3,305 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Albert Lea had a population of 17,733 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Albert Lea, with the one closest to Albert Lea listed first.
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Hayward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Hayward is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <2>
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
- Clarks Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
- Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <2>
- Gordonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
- Emmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Norman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Freeborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeborn
- Freeborn is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeborn <2>
- Hartland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Albert Lea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albert Lea.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Albert Lea: www.city.albertlea.org/
The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Albert Lea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Albert Lea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6478, Longitude: -93.3687 |
| <4> | 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 Albert Lea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |