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 Eden (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 Eden. 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.
Eden is located in Dodge 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 Eden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eden:
- Dodge County (The home county of Eden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- West Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dodge Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mantorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dakota County
- Waterford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Freeborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Goodhue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Roscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Kenyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wanamingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zumbrota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hader
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Wangs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Dennison
(23 miles [37 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
- Goodhue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Bellechester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Waltham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sargeant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Brownsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Renova ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Dexter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mapleview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Racine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Grand Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Post Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Shanty Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rock Dell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Oronoco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- High Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Stewartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Potsdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Predmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Moland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Walcott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Nerstrand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Faribault
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Dundas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Rice Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Owatonna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blooming Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Medford
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- River Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ellendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wabasha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Mazeppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Zumbro Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Waseca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Waseca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eden, see our County-by-County Page for Eden.
Cemeteries Near Eden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eden.
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 Eden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland - Ripley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hegre Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Bern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Eden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eden, with the one closest to Eden listed first.
- Wasioja
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Dodge Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- West Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mantorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kasson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Skyberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Roscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Moland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kenyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eden.
Newspapers Published in Eden ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eden, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eden.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Eden:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Dodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dakota County
- Freeborn County
- Goodhue County
- Mower County
- Olmsted County
- Rice County
- Steele County
- Wabasha County
- Waseca 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> | 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 Eden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |