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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 Cresco (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 Cresco. 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 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.

Cresco is located in Howard County and is the County Seat.

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 Howard County: Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Fillmore (MN) & Mower (MN).

Below are the counties that are near Cresco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cresco:

  • Howard County     (The home county of Cresco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
    • Vernon Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
      • Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
    • Florenceville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
      • Florenceville is located in Howard County
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Howard County
    • Lime Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
      • Davis Corners is located in Howard County
    • Protivin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Riceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <2>
  • Allamakee County
    • Quandahl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quandahl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
    • Alta Vista
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
    • Lawler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <2>
    • Deerfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
    • North Washington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
      • North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • New Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <2>
    • Fredericksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
    • Bassett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Ionia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <2>
    • Chickasaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
    • Waucoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Lucas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
      • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Alpha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Fayette County
    • Douglass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
  • Floyd County
    • Colwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwell
      • Colwell is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwell <2>
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
    • McIntire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
      • McIntire is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • New Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Mitchell County
    • Meyer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
      • Meyer is located in Mitchell County
    • Little Cedar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
      • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
    • Kendallville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Ridgeway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluffton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
    • Burr Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spillville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Decorah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Calmar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
      • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <2>
    • Fort Atkinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hesper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
      • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
    • Jackson Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
      • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Navan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
      • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
    • Festina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Highlandville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
      • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Fillmore County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
    • Granger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Harmony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Carimona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carimona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
      • Carimona is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Etna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Preston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
    • Mabel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <2>
    • Newburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Ostrander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ostrander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
      • Ostrander is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ostrander <2>
    • Lanesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Wykoff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
      • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <2>
    • Fountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
    • Spring Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
    • Riceford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
      • Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Spring Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
    • Yucatan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yucatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Mower County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cresco, with the one closest to Cresco listed first.
    • Le Roy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • Taopi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taopi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
      • Taopi is located in Mower County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cresco ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cresco.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cresco. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cresco and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cresco.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Cresco.

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 websites either 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 Cresco:

Cemeteries Near Cresco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cresco.

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

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

  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Oregon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
  • New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Oregon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
  • Ryan Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryan Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryan Farm Cemetery
  • Eddy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
  • Howard Center Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Center Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Center Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
  • South Kratz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Kratz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Kratz Cemetery
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orleans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orleans Cemetery
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...
    • Baethke Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baethke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baethke Cemetery
    • Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
    • First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Orleans Lutheran 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 Cresco had a population of 2,018 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cresco had a population of 3,744 people.

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

  • Bonair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
    • Bonair is located in Howard County
  • Kendallville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
    • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Ridgeway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Florenceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
    • Florenceville is located in Howard County
  • Granger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Lime Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
    • Davis Corners is located in Howard County
  • Protivin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bluffton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
  • Lourdes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lourdes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lourdes
    • Lourdes is located in Howard County
  • Bristol
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Saude
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saude have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
    • Saude is located in Chickasaw County
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    • Burr Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
    • York
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Fillmore County (MN)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cresco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cresco.

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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cresco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cresco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3736, Longitude: -92.1163    
<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 Cresco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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