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 Bremen (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 Bremen. 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.
Bremen is located in Wabasha 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 Wabasha County: Goodhue, Olmsted, Winona, Buffalo (WI) & Pepin (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Bremen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bremen:
- Wabasha County (The home county of Bremen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Millville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Hammond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zumbro Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kellogg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reads Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wabasha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Minneiska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Mantorville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dodge Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fillmore County
- Chatfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goodhue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Bellechester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Pine Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zumbrota
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goodhue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frontenac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Wanamingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hader
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Belle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Red Wing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Potsdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Oronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eyota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Predmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Post Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Byron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rock Dell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Winona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Altura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Rollingstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lewiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Minnesota City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stockton is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Buffalo County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Buffalo City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Cochrane
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Maxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Fountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Waumandee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Pepin County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Lakeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Pepin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Stockholm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Barry Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lund
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Ella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Maiden Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Plum City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Hager City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bremen, see our County-by-County Page for Bremen.
Cemeteries Near Bremen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bremen.
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 Bremen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bremen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Potsdam Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hyde Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fitch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- English Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Bremen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bremen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bremen, with the one closest to Bremen listed first.
- Millville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Potsdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Hammond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Troy is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troy
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zumbro Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Oak Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Center is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
- Bear Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Oronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mazeppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bremen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bremen.
Newspapers Published in Bremen ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bremen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bremen, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bremen.
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 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 Bremen:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Wabasha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Fillmore County
- Goodhue County
- Olmsted County
- Winona County
- Buffalo County
- Pepin 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 Bremen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bremen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |