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 Cresson (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 Cresson. 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.
Cresson is located in Pipestone 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 Pipestone County: Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Rock, Brookings (SD), Minnehaha (SD) & Moody (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Cresson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cresson:
- Pipestone County (The home county of Cresson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Airlie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Pipestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Ihlen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hatfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Ruthton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Trosky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edgerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Lake Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hendricks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Balaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Lake Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Chandler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Lowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Nobles County
- Leota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Hardwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Brookings County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Medary
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Medary is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,442 people
- Brookings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyview is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
- White
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <1>
- North Grove Addition
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
- Volga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <1>
- Lake County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brant Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake is located in Lake County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
- Wentworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Nunda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peninsula Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peninsula Park is located in Lake County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
- Minnehaha County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Dell Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Garretson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baltic is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <1>
- Moody County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Ward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flandreau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Lone Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Moody County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Trent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyce ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dyce is located in Moody County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cresson, see our County-by-County Page for Cresson.
Cemeteries Near Cresson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cresson.
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 Cresson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cresson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Troy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Flandreau (SD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97774 <2>
- St. Leo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pipestone.
- The Old Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141410 <2>
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luctor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (105 more) ...
- Immanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stolz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salem EUB Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Cresson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cresson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cresson, with the one closest to Cresson listed first.
- Ward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cazenovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Airlie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Verdi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flandreau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pipestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Lake Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ihlen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hatfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Trent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cresson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cresson.
Newspapers Published in Cresson ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cresson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cresson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cresson.
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 either 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 Cresson:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Pipestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Murray County
- Nobles County
- Rock County
- Brookings County
- Lake County
- Minnehaha County
- Moody 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 Cresson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cresson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |