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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 Kilkenny (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 Kilkenny. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Kilkenny is located in Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County: Blue Earth, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley & Waseca.

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

  • Le Sueur County     (The home county of Kilkenny)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilkenny, with the one closest to Kilkenny listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <2>
    • Smiths Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Eagle Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
      • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <2>
    • Saint Clair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Mankato
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
    • Pemberton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Skyline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Beauford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beauford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beauford
      • From Kilkenny to Beauford
    • Rapidan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilkenny, with the one closest to Kilkenny listed first.
    • Gotha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gotha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gotha
      • From Kilkenny to Gotha
    • Assumption
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilkenny, with the one closest to Kilkenny listed first.
    • Waterford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waterford
      • From Kilkenny to Waterford
    • Eureka Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Lakeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodhue County
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilkenny, with the one closest to Kilkenny listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • North Mankato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
      • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <2>
    • Oshawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Nicollet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
      • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <2>
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilkenny, with the one closest to Kilkenny listed first.
    • Morristown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lonsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
      • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <2>
    • Millersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trondjem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Faribault
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cannon City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Webster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <2>
    • Northfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nerstrand
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Moland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilkenny, with the one closest to Kilkenny listed first.
    • New Prague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Patrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • New Market
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <2>
    • Elko New Market
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Elko
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Belle Plaine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jordan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Credit River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Marystown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marystown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marystown
      • From Kilkenny to Marystown
    • Prior Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Sibley County
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilkenny, with the one closest to Kilkenny listed first.
    • Medford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Owatonna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Havana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pratt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pratt
      • From Kilkenny to Pratt
    • Steele Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rice Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
    • River Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilkenny, with the one closest to Kilkenny listed first.
    • Elysian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmer
      • From Kilkenny to Palmer
    • Janesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Waseca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • 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>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waseca
      • From Kilkenny to Waseca
    • Wilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
    • Alma City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alma City
      • From Kilkenny to Alma City
    • Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Waldorf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • New Richland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Kilkenny ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kilkenny.

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kilkenny had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kilkenny had a population of 146 people.

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

  • Doyle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
  • Cordova
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Waterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <2>
  • Morristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shieldsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shieldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
    • Shieldsville is located in Rice County
  • Montgomery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elysian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Warsaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greenland
    • From Kilkenny to Greenland
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Waseca County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Palmer
    • From Kilkenny to Palmer
  • Wheatland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Rice County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Saint Henry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
      • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
    • Heidelberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heidelberg
      • From Kilkenny to Heidelberg
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Kilkenny. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kilkenny.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kilkenny ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kilkenny.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kilkenny. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kilkenny and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kilkenny.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Kilkenny.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kilkenny:

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

The official website for Le Sueur County: www.co.le-sueur.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>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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Kilkenny) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kilkenny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3134, Longitude: -93.5740    
<6>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 Kilkenny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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