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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
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) - 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Conger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Clarks Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
- Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <2>
- Albert Lea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Lea
- Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert Lea <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Hayward is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <2>
- Emmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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) - Mapleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <2>
- 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) - 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) - 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) - Dell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - 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) - Blue Earth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- 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 <2>
- Winnebago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Winnebago is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <2>
- 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) - Mapleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Steele County
- River Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Steele Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Steele County
- 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>
- Owatonna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
- Owatonna is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <2>
- Havana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Steele County
- 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) - Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Alma City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Waseca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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>
- 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>
- Elysian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian
- Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- 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) - 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>
- Leland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Bristol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Joice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - 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.
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]<3>. 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 like to 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 Freeborn:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Minnesota State Archives
- Pages specific to Freeborn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Faribault County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Steele County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waseca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blue Earth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Freeborn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Freeborn County
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)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeborn Cemetery
- Carlston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlston Cemetery
- Seven Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Day Cemetery
- West Freeborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Freeborn Cemetery
- South Hartland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hartland Cemetery
- Hartland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartland Cemetery
- Alden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alden Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83195 <4>
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- The St. Casimir Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Casimer Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimir Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83260 <4>
- Central Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Aidens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aidens Cemetery
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrickson Cemetery
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Conger Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conger Community Cemetery
- Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
- Itasca Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Itasca Cemetery
- Conger Community Cemetery
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) - 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) - Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
- Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <2>
- Albert Lea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Lea
- Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert Lea <2>
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - 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>
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- 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>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Otisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - 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>
- Otisco
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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 |
| <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. |