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 Bombay (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 Bombay. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bombay is located in Goodhue 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 Goodhue County: Dakota, Dodge, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Pepin (WI) & Pierce (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Bombay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bombay:
- Goodhue County (The home county of Bombay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Kenyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wanamingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hader
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Wangs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Zumbrota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dennison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Pine Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Cannon Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Goodhue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Miesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Trier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Trier is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Castle Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eureka Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Vermillion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Lakeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- West Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mantorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dodge Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kasson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Hayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Post Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Oronoco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Rock Dell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Nerstrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Cannon City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Northfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Faribault
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trondjem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lonsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Elko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Rice Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Havana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Medford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Owatonna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Steele Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Blooming Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- River Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wabasha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Mazeppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zumbro Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Millville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Hager City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bombay, see our County-by-County Page for Bombay.
Cemeteries Near Bombay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bombay.
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 Bombay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bombay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holden Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Comstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wanamingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairpoint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kelsey Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Hauge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hegre Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bombay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bombay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bombay, with the one closest to Bombay listed first.
- Kenyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Skyberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
- Wanamingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Hader
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Wastedo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wastedo is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastedo
- West Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Wangs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Nerstrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zumbrota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dennison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Bombay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bombay.
Newspapers Published in Bombay ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bombay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bombay, 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 Bombay.
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 Bombay:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Goodhue County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dakota County
- Dodge County
- Olmsted County
- Rice County
- Scott County
- Steele County
- Wabasha County
- Pierce 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 Bombay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bombay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |