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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 Hesper (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 Hesper. 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.

Hesper is located in Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County: Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Fillmore (MN) & Houston (MN).

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

  • Winneshiek County     (The home county of Hesper)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
    • Highlandville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
      • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Burr Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
    • Decorah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kendallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Ridgeway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Calmar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Frankville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Spillville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ossian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
      • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <1>
    • Fort Atkinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Festina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Castalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Allamakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
    • Quandahl
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quandahl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
    • Dorchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lycurgus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lycurgus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
    • Waukon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
      • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <1>
    • New Albin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lansing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
    • Rossville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County
    • Postville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Dalby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
      • Dalby is located in Allamakee County
    • Waterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Fayette County
    • Saint Lucas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
    • Florenceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
      • Florenceville is located in Howard County
    • Cresco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
      • Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Howard County
    • Protivin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lime Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Davis Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
      • Davis Corners is located in Howard County
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
    • Mabel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Newburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Harmony
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Bratsberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
      • Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Lanesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Whalan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whalan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalan
      • Whalan is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whalan <1>
    • Granger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Peterson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <1>
    • Preston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Rushford Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
      • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • South Rushford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
      • South Rushford is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Carimona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carimona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
      • Carimona is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Houston County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
    • Riceford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
      • Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Spring Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Yucatan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yucatan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Eitzen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
      • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Caledonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <1>
    • Money Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
      • Money Creek is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Reno
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Hokah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
      • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <1>
  • Winona County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
    • Clyde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • De Soto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Vernon County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
    • Genoa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Stoddard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people

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

Newspapers Published in Hesper ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hesper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hesper, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hesper.

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 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 Hesper:

Cemeteries Near Hesper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hesper.

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

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

  • Hesper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hesper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hesper Cemetery
  • Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hesper Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Salveson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salveson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salveson Cemetery
  • Fawcett Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fawcett Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fawcett Farm Cemetery
  • Mabel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabel Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellview Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Garness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garness Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Burr Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Oak Cemetery
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Seegmiller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seegmiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seegmiller Cemetery
    • Seegmiller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seegmiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seegmiller Cemetery
    • Egge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egge 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 Hesper had a population of 229 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mabel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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 <1>
  • Newhouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
    • Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Burr Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Locust is located in Winneshiek County
  • Highlandville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
    • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Prosper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
    • Prosper is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Newburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Riceford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
    • Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Springwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
    • Springwater is located in Winneshiek County
  • Quandahl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quandahl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
  • Spring Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Lenora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
    • Lenora is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Bluffton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
    • Bee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Houston County (MN)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hesper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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 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.
<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- Hesper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hesper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4863, Longitude: -91.7696    
<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 Hesper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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