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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 Claremont (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 Claremont. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Claremont 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 Claremont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claremont:

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Claremont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
    • Dodge Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Kasson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mantorville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hayfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Geneva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollandale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Clarks Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Hayward
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Kenyon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Pine Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanamingo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zumbrota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wangs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wangs is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
    • Hader
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
    • Dennison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Belle Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
    • Stanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • White Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Goodhue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Waltham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sargeant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sargeant is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Lansing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lansing is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Brownsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mapleview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mapleview is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Renova ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Renova is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Austin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dexter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkton is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Varco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Varco is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Byron is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <1>
    • Post Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
    • Shanty Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
    • Genoa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Rock Dell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
    • Oronoco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rochester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • High Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • High Forest is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
    • Stewartville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Simpson is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Moland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Moland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
    • Walcott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Walcott is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Nerstrand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Faribault
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
    • Warsaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Morristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Northfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Rice Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Havana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Havana is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Pratt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Owatonna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Steele Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
    • Blooming Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • River Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • River Point is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • Medford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Ellendale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wabasha County
    • Mazeppa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Vista
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Waseca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • New Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer

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

Cemeteries Near Claremont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claremont.

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 Claremont - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claremont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Claremont Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ashland - Ripley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Aurora Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Aurora Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dania Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Havana Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Westfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Claremont had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Claremont had a population of 534 people.

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

  • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
  • Dodge Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Havana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Havana is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Pratt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pratt is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Bixby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixby is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • West Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wasioja
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wasioja is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
  • Moland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Moland is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Merton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Merton is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
  • Steele Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Steele Center is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
  • Skyberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Owatonna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Blooming Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kasson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Claremont ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claremont.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Claremont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Claremont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Claremont.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Claremont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Claremont:

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 Claremont, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Claremont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.