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 Bingham Lake (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 Bingham Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Bingham Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bingham Lake: Bingham Lk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Bingham Lake is located in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County: Brown, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Redwood & Watonwan.
Below are the counties that are near Bingham Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bingham Lake:
- Cottonwood County (The home county of Bingham Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Windom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jeffers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Storden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Westbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Comfrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Cobden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Iberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Heron Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Lakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Okabena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Sioux Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Ormsby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Trimont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Welcome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Dovray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Fulda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Nobles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Brewster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Redwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Sanborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lamberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Revere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watonwan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Butterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Darfur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Odin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Saint James
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Godahl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Grogan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- La Salle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bingham Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Bingham Lake.
Cemeteries Near Bingham Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bingham Lake.
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 Bingham Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bingham Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Voth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Resthaven Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delafield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Christiana Norwegian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hauges Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bingham Lake had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bingham Lake had a population of 126 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bingham Lake, with the one closest to Bingham Lake listed first.
- Windom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Butterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Heron Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Odin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Comfrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Storden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Okabena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sanborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint James
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bingham Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bingham Lake.
Newspapers Published in Bingham Lake ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingham Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bingham Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bingham Lake.
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 Bingham Lake:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Cottonwood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jackson County
- Martin County
- Murray County
- Nobles County
- Redwood County
- Watonwan 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bingham Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bingham Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |