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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 Belle Plaine (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 Belle Plaine. 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 southeast 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Belle Plaine is located in Scott County.

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 Scott County: Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice & Sibley.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Belle Plaine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Jordan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • New Prague
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Patrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Marystown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Cedar Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Prior Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
      • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <1>
    • Shakopee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
      • Shakopee is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <1>
    • Credit River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • New Market
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <1>
    • Elko New Market
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Savage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <1>
    • Elko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
  • Blue Earth County
    • Madison Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <1>
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Gotha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
    • Assumption
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
    • Cologne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Cologne is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <1>
    • Dahlgren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlgren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
    • Carver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Carver is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <1>
    • Hamburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Norwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Norwood Young America
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Chaska
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Young America
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <1>
    • Hydes Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
    • Waconia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
      • Waconia is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <1>
    • Hazeltine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Lakeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Burnsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <1>
    • Eureka Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Apple Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
      • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <1>
    • Castle Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Nicols
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonifacius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonifacius
      • Saint Bonifacius is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonifacius <1>
    • Minnetrista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetrista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetrista
      • Minnetrista is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetrista <1>
    • Excelsior
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Spring Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
      • Spring Park is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Park <1>
    • Eden Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Shorewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
      • Shorewood is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <1>
    • Tonka Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonka Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
      • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Crystal Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
      • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
    • Deephaven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deephaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephaven
      • Deephaven is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,898 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deephaven <1>
    • Orono
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Orono is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Saint Thomas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
    • Heidelberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidelberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Le Sueur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Le Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
      • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <1>
    • Ottawa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cleveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cordova
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Kilkenny
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kasota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marysburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Greenland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Plato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
      • Plato is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <1>
    • Glencoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Prairie
      • Lester Prairie is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester Prairie <1>
    • Winsted
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
      • Winsted is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <1>
    • Biscay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
      • Biscay is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Silver Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <1>
    • Brownton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
      • Brownton is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <1>
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Sweden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Oshawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Lonsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
      • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <1>
    • Trondjem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Webster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Dundas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <1>
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Plaine, with the one closest to Belle Plaine listed first.
    • Henderson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
    • Green Isle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Isle
      • Green Isle is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Isle <1>
    • Arlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gaylord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • New Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
      • New Auburn is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Auburn <1>
    • Winthrop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
  • Waseca County
    • Elysian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Wright County
    • Delano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
      • Delano is located in Wright County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,353 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delano <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Belle Plaine ...

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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Plaine.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Belle Plaine. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Belle Plaine and those printed in the larger area surrounding Belle Plaine.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Belle Plaine.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Belle Plaine:

Cemeteries Near Belle Plaine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belle Plaine.

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

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

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Church of the Transfiguration Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Redeemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
  • West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Schlegel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schlegel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schlegel Cemetery
  • Swedish Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Methodist Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Spirit Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
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    • Bovy Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bovy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bovy Family Cemetery
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Belle Plaine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belle Plaine.

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

  • Gotha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Gotha is located in Carver County
  • Union Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Scott County
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • East Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • East Union is located in Carver County
  • Assumption
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Assumption is located in Carver County
  • Saint Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • Henderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Sibley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
  • New Prague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cologne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Cologne is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <1>
  • Heidelberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidelberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Merriam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Merriam is located in Scott County
  • Carver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
    • Carver is located in Carver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <1>
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    • Dahlgren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlgren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Norwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>

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

The official website for Belle Plaine: www.belleplainemn.com/

The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belle Plaine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belle Plaine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6230, Longitude: -93.7683    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Belle Plaine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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