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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 Freeborn (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 Freeborn. 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 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.

Freeborn is located in Freeborn 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 Freeborn County: Winnebago (IA), Worth (IA), Faribault, Mower, Steele & Waseca.

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

  • Freeborn County     (The home county of Freeborn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeborn, with the one closest to Freeborn listed first.
    • Hartland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Alden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Manchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Bath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Conger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Conger is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Clarks Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Albert Lea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Twin Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollandale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hayward
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
      • Emmons is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeborn, with the one closest to Freeborn listed first.
    • Pemberton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Mapleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beauford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beauford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beauford
      • From Freeborn to Beauford
    • Saint Clair
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <2>
    • Smiths Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
    • Good Thunder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Thunder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Thunder
      • Good Thunder is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Thunder <2>
    • Amboy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
  • Faribault County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeborn, with the one closest to Freeborn listed first.
    • Wells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Walters
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Kiester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
      • Kiester is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <2>
    • Bricelyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
      • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Dell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
      • Dell is located in Faribault County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dell
      • From Freeborn to Dell
    • Frost
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <2>
    • Delavan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delavan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • Delavan is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Blue Earth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Winnebago
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeborn, with the one closest to Freeborn listed first.
    • Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Mower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lansing
      • From Freeborn to Lansing
    • Mapleview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Austin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeborn, with the one closest to Freeborn listed first.
    • Ellendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
    • Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • River Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Steele Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Blooming Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Pratt
      (26 miles [41.8 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pratt
      • From Freeborn to Pratt
    • Owatonna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Havana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeborn, with the one closest to Freeborn listed first.
    • New Richland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Waldorf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Vista
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
    • Alma City
      (19 miles [30.6 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alma City
      • From Freeborn to Alma City
    • Waseca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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 <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waseca
      • From Freeborn to Waseca
    • Janesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Palmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmer
      • From Freeborn to Palmer
    • Elysian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Winnebago County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeborn, with the one closest to Freeborn listed first.
    • Scarville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarville
      • Scarville is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarville <2>
    • Vinje
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
      • Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mills <2>
    • Rake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
      • Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Leland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Thompson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <2>
  • Worth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeborn, with the one closest to Freeborn listed first.
    • Silver Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Joice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
      • Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Northwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Freeborn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeborn.

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

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

  • Freeborn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carlston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seven Day Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Freeborn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Freeborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Freeborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Hartland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hartland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Casimir Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Central Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Aidens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hendrickson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Conger Community Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conger Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conger Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Itasca Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Itasca Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Itasca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Freeborn had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Freeborn had a population of 275 people.

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

  • Hartland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Alden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Armstrong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Clarks Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Albert Lea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mansfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
  • Minnesota Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
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  • Twin Lakes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
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    • Otisco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Waseca County
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Kiester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
      • Kiester is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Freeborn ...

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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeborn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freeborn, 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 Freeborn.

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 Freeborn:

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

The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Freeborn, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Freeborn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freeborn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7657, Longitude: -93.5641    









 

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