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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 Kinbrae (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 Kinbrae. 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 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.

Kinbrae is located in Nobles 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 Nobles County: Lyon (IA), Osceola (IA), Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray & Rock.

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

  • Nobles County     (The home county of Kinbrae)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinbrae, with the one closest to Kinbrae listed first.
    • Dundee
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Dundee is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brewster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Worthington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Reading
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Reading is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Wilmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Org
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rushmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rushmore is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Lismore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lismore is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Bigelow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bigelow is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Ransom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Adrian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Leota is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
  • Cottonwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinbrae, with the one closest to Kinbrae listed first.
    • Westbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Storden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Windom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <1>
    • Jeffers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Bingham Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinbrae, with the one closest to Kinbrae listed first.
    • Heron Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Okabena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sioux Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinbrae, with the one closest to Kinbrae listed first.
    • Tracy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Garvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Garvin is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinbrae, with the one closest to Kinbrae listed first.
    • Fulda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Avoca is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Dovray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Iona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Slayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Currie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakes is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
    • Chandler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Chandler is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Lake Wilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Lowville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowville is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Redwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinbrae, with the one closest to Kinbrae listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Revere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lamberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock County
  • Dickinson County (IA)
  • Osceola County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kinbrae, with the one closest to Kinbrae listed first.
    • Harris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ocheyedan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Allendorf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Kinbrae ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kinbrae.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kinbrae, with the one closest to Kinbrae 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kinbrae had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kinbrae had a population of 10 people.

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

  • Dundee
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dundee is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Lime Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime Creek is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
  • Fulda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Heron Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Okabena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Avoca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Worthington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wilder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Westbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Storden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kinbrae ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kinbrae.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kinbrae. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kinbrae and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kinbrae.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Kinbrae.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Kinbrae:

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 Kinbrae, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kinbrae) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.