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 Elmore (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 Elmore. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Elmore is located in Faribault 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 Faribault County: Kossuth (IA), Winnebago (IA), Blue Earth, Freeborn, Martin & Waseca.
Below are the counties that are near Elmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmore:
- Faribault County (The home county of Elmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Blue Earth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Frost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Bricelyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Huntley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Delavan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Winnebago
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kiester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Walters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesota Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Amboy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Mapleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Freeborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Emmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Granada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Truman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Welcome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emmet County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Ringsted
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dolliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Woden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Hutchins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Kossuth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Ledyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Gerled
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Swea City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Titonka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Burt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Lone Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Sexton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Wesley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Winnebago County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Rake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Buffalo Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vinje
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Scarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lake Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmore, see our County-by-County Page for Elmore.
Cemeteries Near Elmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmore.
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 Elmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dobson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Van Buren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Elmore had a population of 488 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elmore had a population of 613 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Ledyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Rake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Blue Earth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Buffalo Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Amund
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Swea ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- German Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Huntley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Winnebago
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Kiester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmore.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elmore ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmore.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elmore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elmore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elmore.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Elmore.
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 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 Elmore:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Faribault County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Freeborn County
- Martin County
- Emmet County
- Hancock County
- Kossuth County
- Winnebago 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 Elmore, 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- Elmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |