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 Conger (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 Conger. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Conger is located in Freeborn 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 Freeborn County: Winnebago (IA), Worth (IA), Faribault, Mower, Steele & Waseca.
Below are the counties that are near Conger. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conger:
- Freeborn County (The home county of Conger)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Alden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Albert Lea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Freeborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Hayward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Myrtle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Blue Earth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Pemberton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Mapleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Walters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kiester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bricelyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Dell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Frost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Easton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Minnesota Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Blue Earth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Elmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mapleview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Varco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Ellendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Blooming Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Waseca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- New Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Waldorf
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Alma City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Creamery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Hancock County (IA)
- Crystal Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Mitchell County (IA)
- Carpenter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Winnebago County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Scarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinje
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Lake Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Forest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Worth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Silver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Joice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Northwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fertile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hanlontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Kensett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Bolan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Manly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conger, see our County-by-County Page for Conger.
Cemeteries Near Conger ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conger.
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 Conger - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Conger Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mansfield Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schnieder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lunder Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Conger in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Conger.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conger, with the one closest to Conger listed first.
- Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Armstrong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Alden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Norman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Albert Lea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Kiester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lake Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conger.
Newspapers Published in Conger ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conger.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conger, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conger.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Conger:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Freeborn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Faribault County
- Mower County
- Steele County
- Waseca County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Hancock County
- Mitchell County
- Winnebago County
- Worth 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Conger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Conger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |