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 Colony Court (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 Colony Court. 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 Colony Court ...
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 Colony Court: Colony Ct. (or less commonly used: Colony Crt.)
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.
Colony Court is located in Waseca 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 Waseca County: Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice & Steele.
Below are the counties that are near Colony Court. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colony Court:
- Waseca County (The home county of Colony Court)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Waseca
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Elysian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alma City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- New Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waldorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Blue Earth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Smiths Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Pemberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Madison Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beauford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Mankato
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Rapidan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Good Thunder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- West Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Minnesota Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Freeborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Hartland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clarks Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Hollandale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goodhue County
- Kenyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Le Sueur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Kilkenny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Marysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Le Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Kasota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Ottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Nicollet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- North Mankato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Faribault
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Cannon City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Moland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Millersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Lonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trondjem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nerstrand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Owatonna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Medford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Steele Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- River Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Havana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Pratt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Ellendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Blooming Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colony Court, see our County-by-County Page for Colony Court.
Cemeteries Near Colony Court ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colony Court.
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 Colony Court - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colony Court covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Woodville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Waseca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Iosco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minske Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Krassin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Karsten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Pommerans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Jarlath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Colony Court in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colony Court.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colony Court, with the one closest to Colony Court listed first.
- Waseca
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Meriden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Otisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lemond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Elysian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Alma City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Owatonna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Medford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colony Court. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colony Court.
Newspapers Published in Colony Court ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colony Court.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colony Court, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colony Court.
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 Colony Court:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Waseca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Dodge County
- Faribault County
- Freeborn County
- Goodhue County
- Le Sueur County
- Nicollet County
- Rice County
- Steele 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Colony Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Colony Court, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |