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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 Granger (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 Granger. 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 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.

Granger is located in Fillmore 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 Fillmore County: Howard (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Houston, Mower, Olmsted & Winona.

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

  • Fillmore County     (The home county of Granger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granger, with the one closest to Granger listed first.
    • York
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Fillmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to York
      • From Granger to York
    • Harmony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Carimona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carimona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
      • Carimona is located in Fillmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carimona
      • From Granger to Carimona
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Etna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wykoff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
      • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <2>
    • Newburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
    • Lanesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granger, with the one closest to Granger listed first.
    • Riceford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
    • Yucatan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yucatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yucatan
      • From Granger to Yucatan
    • Bee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bee
      • From Granger to Bee
    • Willington Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wilmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmington
      • From Granger to Wilmington
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granger, with the one closest to Granger listed first.
    • Le Roy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Grand Meadow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
      • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <2>
    • Racine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Taopi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taopi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
      • Taopi is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Olmsted County
    • Stewartville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
      • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <2>
  • Winona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granger, with the one closest to Granger listed first.
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saratoga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Winona County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saratoga
      • From Granger to Saratoga
    • Clyde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Allamakee County (IA)
    • Quandahl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quandahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quandahl
      • From Granger to Quandahl
  • Chickasaw County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granger, with the one closest to Granger listed first.
    • Jerico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
      • Jerico is located in Chickasaw County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerico
      • From Granger to Jerico
    • Alta Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
    • Lawler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <2>
    • Deerfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deerfield
      • From Granger to Deerfield
    • North Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard County (IA)
  • Mitchell County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granger, with the one closest to Granger listed first.
    • McIntire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Meyer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • New Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Mitchell County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Haven
      • From Granger to New Haven
    • Little Cedar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
      • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
  • Winneshiek County (IA)

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

Cemeteries Near Granger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granger.

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

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mathews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Albion Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Albion Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bristol Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristol Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristol Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Kierans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Kierans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Kierans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bristol Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristol Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristol Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saetersdal Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saetersdal Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saetersdal Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foreston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (267 more) ...
    • Fremont Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Eddy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • State Line Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Granger had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Florenceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Fillmore County
  • Bonair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
    • Bonair is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Kendallville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenleafton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleafton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
    • Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
  • York
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Fillmore County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to York
    • From Granger to York
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lime Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cresco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County
  • Forestville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Forestville is located in Fillmore County
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Fillmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Granger ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granger.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granger, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granger.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Granger:

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

The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Granger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Granger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5022, Longitude: -92.1371       In this case, the coordinates for Granger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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