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 Isinours (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 Isinours. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Isinours is located in Fillmore 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 Fillmore County: Howard (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Houston, Mower, Olmsted & Winona.
Below are the counties that are near Isinours. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isinours:
- Fillmore County (The home county of Isinours)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Preston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whalan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carimona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wykoff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chatfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bratsberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Yucatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Riceford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Money Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Spring Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Willington Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Racine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grand Meadow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Le Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Predmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Eyota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Stewartville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- High Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabasha County
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Saratoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Utica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wyattville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Lewiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altura
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Stockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Goodview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodview is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Rollingstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allamakee County (IA)
- Quandahl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Howard County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Florenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vernon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Davis Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Winneshiek County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Kendallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Burr Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hesper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Bluffton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Highlandville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isinours, see our County-by-County Page for Isinours.
Cemeteries Near Isinours ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isinours.
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 Isinours - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isinours covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Carrolton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Columbanus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Preston.
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548582 <3>
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Root Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Isinours had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Isinours, with the one closest to Isinours listed first.
- Preston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carimona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Whalan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Henrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Arendahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arendahl is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendahl
- Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wykoff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenleafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
- Chatfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isinours. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isinours.
Newspapers Published in Isinours ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isinours.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isinours, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Isinours.
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 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 Isinours:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Fillmore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Houston County
- Mower County
- Olmsted County
- Wabasha County
- Winona County
- Allamakee County
- Howard County
- Winneshiek 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Isinours) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Isinours, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |