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 Berne (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 Berne. 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.
Berne is located in Dodge County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice & Steele.
Below are the counties that are near Berne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berne:
- Dodge County (The home county of Berne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mantorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dodge Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kasson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Hayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Waterford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Miesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goodhue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Roscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Pine Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wanamingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zumbrota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Belle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Goodhue
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bellechester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Wangs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Dennison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Sargeant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Waltham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brownsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Racine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Post Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Oronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Potsdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- High Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Simpson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Stewartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Predmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Moland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Nerstrand
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Cannon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Faribault
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Rice Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Havana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Pratt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Owatonna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Medford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Blooming Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- River Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Wabasha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Mazeppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zumbro Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Jarrett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berne, see our County-by-County Page for Berne.
Cemeteries Near Berne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berne.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Berne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Bern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andrist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Free Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairpoint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Othello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Berne had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berne, with the one closest to Berne listed first.
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Roscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Wasioja
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Mantorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skyberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
- Dodge Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kasson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Wanamingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zumbrota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berne.
Newspapers Published in Berne ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berne, 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 Berne.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Berne:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dakota County
- Goodhue County
- Mower County
- Olmsted County
- Rice County
- Steele County
- Wabasha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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> | 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 Berne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |