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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 Kingsway Estates (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 Kingsway Estates. 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.

Name Variations for Kingsway Estates ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Kingsway Estates: Kingsway Ests.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

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

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

  • Le Sueur County     (The home county of Kingsway Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Le Sueur
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Saint Thomas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Ottawa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Lexington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Cleveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Le Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Heidelberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Kasota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Marysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Kilkenny
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mankato
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <1>
    • Skyline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Smiths Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
    • Judson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Rapidan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
    • Saint Clair
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Crystal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown County
    • New Ulm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Assumption
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Gotha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Hamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Norwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Norwood Young America
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Cologne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Young America
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dahlgren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Hydes Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Carver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Waconia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chaska
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Plato
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Glencoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Brownton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Biscay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Biscay is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Fernando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oshawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • New Sweden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Nicollet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Mankato
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Courtland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Wheatland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Lonsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Trondjem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Webster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Morristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Belle Plaine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • New Prague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Patrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Cedar Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Marystown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • New Market
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Elko New Market
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Elko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Prior Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Credit River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Henderson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Isle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gaylord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • New Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winthrop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates listed first.
    • Elysian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Janesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer

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

Cemeteries Near Kingsway Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingsway Estates.

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 Kingsway Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingsway Estates, with the one closest to Kingsway Estates 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>

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

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

  • Le Sueur
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Henderson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ottawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Saint Thomas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
  • Rush River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rush River is located in Sibley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
  • Saint Henry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Saint Peter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Rome is located in Sibley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
  • Norseland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
  • Union Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kasota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Heidelberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people

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

Newspapers Published in Kingsway Estates ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingsway Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingsway Estates, 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 Kingsway Estates.

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 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 Kingsway Estates:

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 Kingsway Estates, 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- Kingsway Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.