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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 Doyle (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 Doyle. 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.

Doyle is located in Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County: Blue Earth, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley & Waseca.

Below are the counties that are near Doyle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doyle:

  • Le Sueur County     (The home county of Doyle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Kilkenny
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cordova
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Le Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Heidelberg
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Lexington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Waterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Thomas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Greenland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Cleveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marysburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Le Sueur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smiths Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
    • Eagle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mankato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <1>
    • Saint Clair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pemberton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Skyline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Rapidan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Assumption
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Gotha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Carver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Chaska
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dahlgren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Cologne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Waterford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Eureka Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
    • Castle Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Lakeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Burnsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Dennison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Stanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Kenyon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wangs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Wangs is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Mankato
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oshawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • New Sweden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Lonsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trondjem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Morristown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Warsaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Faribault
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Webster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cannon City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
    • Dundas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Northfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Walcott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walcott is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • New Prague
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Saint Patrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Cedar Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Elko New Market
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • New Market
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Plaine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jordan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Credit River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Marystown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Prior Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Isle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Medford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Owatonna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Havana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Havana is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
    • Elysian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Palmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Janesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Waseca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Alma City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
    • Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Waldorf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

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

Cemeteries Near Doyle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doyle.

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

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

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

  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kilkenny.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178144 <3>
  • Cordova Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake Gorman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gorman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabre Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gregor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...
    • Yankee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Doyle had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kilkenny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cordova
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • Wheatland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheatland is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Heidelberg
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Shieldsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shieldsville is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Waterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Morristown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trondjem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
  • Elysian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Union Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Warsaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Millersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg

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

Newspapers Published in Doyle ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doyle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doyle, 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 Doyle.

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 Doyle:

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 '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- Doyle) 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 Doyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.