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 Dudley (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 Dudley. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Dudley is located in Lyon County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood & Yellow Medicine.
Below are the counties that are near Dudley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dudley:
- Lyon County (The home county of Dudley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudley, with the one closest to Dudley listed first.
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amiret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Lynd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
- Lynd is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <1>
- Ghent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <1>
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Balaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
- Balaton is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <1>
- Minneota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taunton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Cottonwood County
- Westbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Westbrook is located in Cottonwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <1>
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudley, with the one closest to Dudley listed first.
- Tyler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
- Arco is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <1>
- Ivanhoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <1>
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudley, with the one closest to Dudley listed first.
- The Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Currie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dovray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Slayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pipestone County
- Ruthton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudley, with the one closest to Dudley listed first.
- Milroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lucan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
- Lucan is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucan <1>
- Vesta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Vesta is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <1>
- Seaforth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
- Seaforth is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <1>
- Wabasso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso
- Wabasso is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasso <1>
- Belview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
- Belview is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Revere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Revere is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revere <1>
- Wanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Wanda is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanda <1>
- Lamberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberton
- Lamberton is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamberton <1>
- Delhi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Delhi is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- North Redwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Redwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
- North Redwood is located in Redwood County
- Renville County
- Sacred Heart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Medicine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudley, with the one closest to Dudley listed first.
- Wood Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Hanley Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
- Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Echo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>
- Hazel Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Clarkfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield
- Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkfield <1>
- Saint Leo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Granite Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dudley, see our County-by-County Page for Dudley.
Cemeteries Near Dudley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dudley.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dudley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dudley, with the one closest to Dudley listed first.
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Clotilde Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clotilde Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clotilde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Marshall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Amiret Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amiret Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amiret Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Our Savior Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Savior Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Savior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lyons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Gales Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Gales Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Gales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grandview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Lynd Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynd Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gales Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gales Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Dudley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dudley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dudley, with the one closest to Dudley listed first.
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amiret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lyon County
- Lynd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
- Lynd is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <1>
- Ghent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <1>
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Garvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Vesta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Vesta is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Balaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
- Balaton is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <1>
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Redwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <1>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wood Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Minneota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
- Burchard is located in Lyon County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dudley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dudley.
Newspapers Published in Dudley ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dudley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dudley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dudley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Dudley:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Lyon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cottonwood County
- Lincoln County
- Murray County
- Pipestone County
- Redwood County
- Renville County
- Yellow Medicine County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dudley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lyon County: www.lyonco.org/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Dudley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dudley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dudley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4250, Longitude: -95.6914 In this case, the coordinates for Dudley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |