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 Danesville (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 Danesville. 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 doctors and 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.
Danesville is primarily located in Dodge County. A portion of Danesville extends into Olmsted 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 Danesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danesville:
- Dodge County (The home county of Danesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Mantorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dodge Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Fillmore County
- Chatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodhue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Pine Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Zumbrota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wanamingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hader
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Kenyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellechester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Goodhue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- White Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Wangs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Dennison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Sargeant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Waltham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brownsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Meadow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Post Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oronoco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shanty Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Potsdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Simpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- High Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Stewartville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Predmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Moland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Nerstrand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Cannon City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Rice Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Havana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Blooming Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Owatonna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Medford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Steele Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- River Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Wabasha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Mazeppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Zumbro Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danesville, see our County-by-County Page for Danesville.
Cemeteries Near Danesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danesville.
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 Danesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Othello Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Free Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Pine Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Danesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Danesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danesville, with the one closest to Danesville listed first.
- Genoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mantorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Pine Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wasioja
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Oronoco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dodge Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Zumbrota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danesville.
Newspapers Published in Danesville ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danesville, 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 Danesville.
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 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 Danesville:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fillmore County
- Goodhue County
- Mower County
- Olmsted County
- Rice County
- Steele County
- Wabasha 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 Danesville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Danesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |