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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 Carimona (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 Carimona. 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 hospitals 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.

Carimona is located in Fillmore 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 Fillmore County: Howard (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Houston, Mower, Olmsted & Winona.

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

  • Fillmore County     (The home county of Carimona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carimona, with the one closest to Carimona listed first.
    • Preston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <1>
    • Wykoff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
      • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <1>
    • Fillmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Granger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Granger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Granger
      • From Carimona to Granger
    • Harmony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • York
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Fillmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to York
      • From Carimona to York
    • Spring Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <1>
    • Chatfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whalan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whalan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalan
      • Whalan is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whalan <1>
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carimona, with the one closest to Carimona listed first.
    • Riceford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Yucatan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yucatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yucatan
      • From Carimona to Yucatan
    • Spring Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <1>
    • Willington Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Money Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carimona, with the one closest to Carimona listed first.
    • Racine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Le Roy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Meadow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
      • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <1>
    • Taopi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taopi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
      • Taopi is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Dexter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <1>
    • Elkton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Renova ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carimona, with the one closest to Carimona listed first.
    • Dover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Stewartville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
      • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <1>
    • Simpson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eyota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Viola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rochester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Dell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Dell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
      • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rock Dell
      • From Carimona to Rock Dell
  • Winona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carimona, with the one closest to Carimona listed first.
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saratoga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Winona County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saratoga
      • From Carimona to Saratoga
    • Clyde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Charles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Utica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Lewiston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Wyattville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyattville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
      • Wyattville is located in Winona County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyattville
      • From Carimona to Wyattville
    • Altura
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
      • Altura is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <1>
    • Elba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Howard County (IA)
  • Mitchell County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carimona, with the one closest to Carimona listed first.
    • McIntire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meyer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winneshiek County (IA)

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

Cemeteries Near Carimona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carimona.

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

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

  • Carimona Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carimona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carimona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waukokee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waukokee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waukokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Liguori Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Liguori Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Liguori Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Columbanus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbanus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbanus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forestville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fountain Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carimona had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Forestville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Forestville is located in Fillmore County
  • Preston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in Fillmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <1>
  • Greenleafton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
    • Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
  • Isinours
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isinours have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isinours
    • Isinours is located in Fillmore County
  • Wykoff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
    • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <1>
  • Cherry Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County
  • Bristol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Fillmore County
  • Fillmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lanesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Etna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • York
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Fillmore County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to York
    • From Carimona to York
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Granger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Granger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Granger
      • From Carimona to Granger
    • Harmony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Florenceville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carimona ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carimona.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carimona. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carimona and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carimona.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Carimona.

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 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 Carimona:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carimona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carimona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carimona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6605, Longitude: -92.1546       In this case, the coordinates for Carimona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Carimona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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