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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 Jonathan (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 Jonathan. 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 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.

Jonathan is located in Carver 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 Carver County: Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Sibley & Wright.

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

  • Carver County     (The home county of Jonathan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Chaska
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hazeltine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
    • Carver
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dahlgren
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Chanhassen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cologne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gotha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Waconia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hydes Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Mayer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Norwood Young America
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Columbia Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Fridley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Lake Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Coon Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • Anoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Coon Rapids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Nicols
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
    • Apple Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Eagan is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <1>
    • Mendota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mendota Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Eureka Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
    • Lilydale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lilydale is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Sunfish Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • West Saint Paul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Farmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Excelsior
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Tonka Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Eden Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shorewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Deephaven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Spring Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
    • Mound
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Minnetrista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Heidelberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Saint Thomas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Le Sueur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Plato
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lester Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Winsted
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Silver Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Lauderdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
    • Falcon Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Paul
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arden Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mounds View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Highwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • Cardigan Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
    • Little Canada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoreview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Webster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lonsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wheatland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wheatland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Trondjem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Millersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Shakopee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marystown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Jordan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Prior Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Savage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Credit River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Saint Patrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Belle Plaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • New Prague
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • New Market
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Green Isle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Paul Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jonathan, with the one closest to Jonathan listed first.
    • Delano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Michael
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Albertville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Rassat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat

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

Cemeteries Near Jonathan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonathan.

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 Jonathan - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jonathan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Moravian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Guardian Angel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Nickolas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Preiss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Aspden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Victoria Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • German Reformed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Hubert's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Jonathan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jonathan.

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

  • Chaska
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Carver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazeltine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
  • Dahlgren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Merriam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Merriam is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
  • Augusta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Augusta is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Victoria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chanhassen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Union is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
  • Marystown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
  • Shakopee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eden Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Excelsior
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Coney Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Coney Island is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Cologne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Jonathan ...

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 368 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonathan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonathan, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonathan.

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 websites either 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 Jonathan:

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>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 Jonathan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jonathan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.