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 Dundas (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 Dundas. 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 doctors 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.
Dundas is located in Rice 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 Rice County: Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, Steele & Waseca.
Below are the counties that are near Dundas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dundas:
- Rice County (The home county of Dundas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Faribault
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nerstrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trondjem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lonsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Moland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Morristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Castle Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Eureka Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Trier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Trier is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Vermillion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Miesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- West Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Claremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goodhue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Dennison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Wangs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Kenyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hader
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Belle Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- White Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Wanamingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Welch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Zumbrota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goodhue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hennepin County
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Le Sueur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kilkenny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heidelberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Waterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Le Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Greenland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Elko New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Elko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Saint Patrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Credit River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- New Prague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prior Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Savage
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marystown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Shakopee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Medford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Owatonna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rice Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Havana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Pratt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Steele Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Palmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Elysian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waseca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Saint Paul Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce County (WI)
- Prescott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dundas, see our County-by-County Page for Dundas.
Cemeteries Near Dundas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dundas.
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 Dundas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dundas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Solar Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrose Cemetery
- Former name for Redrose Cemetery:
- Rose Leaf Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82928 <2>
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lawrence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83380 <2>
- Nerstrand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kibbe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Greenvale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Christiania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dundas had a population of 554 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dundas had a population of 1,652 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Hazelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Dennison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Castle Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Faribault
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nerstrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Trondjem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Shieldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wangs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dundas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dundas.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dundas ...
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 211 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dundas.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dundas. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dundas and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dundas.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Dundas.
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 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 Dundas:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Rice County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dakota County
- Dodge County
- Goodhue County
- Hennepin County
- Le Sueur County
- Scott County
- Steele County
- Waseca County
- Washington County
- Pierce 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 Dundas, 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- Dundas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |