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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 Ellendale (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 Ellendale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Ellendale is located in Steele 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 Steele County: Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Rice & Waseca.

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

  • Steele County     (The home county of Ellendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • River Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
      • River Point is located in Steele County
    • Hope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
    • Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Steele County
    • Steele Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
    • Blooming Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
      • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <3>
    • Pratt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
    • Owatonna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Havana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Steele County
    • Medford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Rice Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • Pemberton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Smiths Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • Claremont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <3>
    • Hayfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dodge Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
      • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <3>
    • West Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • Kasson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
      • Kasson is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <3>
    • Mantorville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
      • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <3>
  • Faribault County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • Wells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
    • Walters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Walters is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Minnesota Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
      • Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <3>
    • Easton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • Geneva
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <3>
    • Bath
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
    • Clarks Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hollandale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
      • Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <3>
    • Hartland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Albert Lea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hayward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Freeborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
    • Alden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <3>
    • Glenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
      • Glenville is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <3>
  • Le Sueur County
    • Waterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <3>
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • Lansing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Mower County
    • Mapleview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
      • Mapleview is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Waltham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waltham <3>
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
      • Brownsdale is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsdale <3>
    • Sargeant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
      • Sargeant is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Varco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
      • Varco is located in Mower County
    • Renova ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
      • Renova is located in Mower County
    • Rose Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
      • Rose Creek is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <3>
    • Lyle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
      • Lyle is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <3>
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • Morristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Moland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
    • Warsaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • New Richland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
      • New Richland is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <3>
    • Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
    • Wilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
    • Waseca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
      • Waseca is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <3>
    • Waldorf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Alma City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
    • Palmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
    • Janesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <3>
    • Elysian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Worth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellendale, with the one closest to Ellendale listed first.
    • Silver Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
    • Northwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Worth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Ellendale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellendale.

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 Ellendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • First Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Ansgars Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ansgars Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ansgars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Aidens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aidens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aidens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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.
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarks Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oak Mound Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Mound Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys 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 Ellendale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellendale.

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

  • Geneva
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <3>
  • Bath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Freeborn County
  • River Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • River Point is located in Steele County
  • Clarks Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lemond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
    • Lemond is located in Steele County
  • Steele Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
    • Steele Center is located in Steele County
  • New Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
    • New Richland is located in Waseca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <3>
  • Hartland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Bixby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
    • Bixby is located in Steele County
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Blooming Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
    • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <3>
  • Pratt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Steele County
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    • Otisco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Waseca County
    • Meriden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in Steele County
    • Freeborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ellendale ...

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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellendale.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ellendale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ellendale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ellendale.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Ellendale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ellendale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellendale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Steele County: www.co.steele.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ellendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellendale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8724, Longitude: -93.2966       In this case, the coordinates for Ellendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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