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 Imogene (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 Imogene. 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 hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Imogene is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Emmet (IA), Kossuth (IA), Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson & Watonwan.
Below are the counties that are near Imogene. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Imogene:
- Martin County (The home county of Imogene)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Granada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Northrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Truman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Welcome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trimont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ormsby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Dunnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Blue Earth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Willow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Mapleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Thunder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Beauford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Huntley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Winnebago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Delavan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Dell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Frost
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Easton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bricelyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Minnesota Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Watonwan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Odin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Grogan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Saint James
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- La Salle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Butterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Emmet County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Dolliver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gruver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Ringsted
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Estherville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoprig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Kossuth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Ledyard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Swea City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gerled
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Lakota
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Seneca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Bancroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Fenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lone Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winnebago County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Rake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Buffalo Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Imogene, see our County-by-County Page for Imogene.
Cemeteries Near Imogene ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Imogene.
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 Imogene - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Imogene covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Rose Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- True Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Calkins Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Verona Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horicon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Imogene in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Imogene.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Imogene, with the one closest to Imogene listed first.
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Pilot Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Winnebago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Nashville Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Welcome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Willow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Swea ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Delavan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Ledyard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Dolliver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Imogene. See our List of 1890's Communities around Imogene.
Newspapers Published in Imogene ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Imogene.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Imogene, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Imogene.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Imogene:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Faribault County
- Jackson County
- Watonwan County
- Emmet 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 Imogene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Imogene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |