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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 Klossner (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 Klossner. 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.

Klossner is located in Nicollet 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 Nicollet County: Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Renville & Sibley.

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

  • Nicollet County     (The home county of Klossner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner listed first.
    • Lafayette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Courtland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Sweden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Nicollet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oshawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • Saint Peter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • North Mankato
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner listed first.
    • Judson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Lake Crystal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Skyline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Mankato
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Rapidan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
    • Eagle Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Thunder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner listed first.
    • New Ulm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Searles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Searles is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
    • Essig
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hanska
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Iberia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Iberia is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
    • Sleepy Eye
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Evan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Leavenworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
    • Cobden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Comfrey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner listed first.
    • Kasota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Le Sueur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner listed first.
    • Fernando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
    • Stewart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Brownton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sumter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Redwood County
    • Morgan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Morgan is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hector
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner listed first.
    • Winthrop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gibbon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaylord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • New Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Isle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Watonwan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner listed first.
    • Godahl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
    • La Salle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Madelia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Grogan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
    • Saint James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Darfur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Lewisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people

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

Cemeteries Near Klossner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Klossner.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Klossner, with the one closest to Klossner 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 Klossner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Klossner.

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

  • New Ulm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Courtland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bernadotte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
  • Essig
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Linden is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Gibbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Sweden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Winthrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Nicollet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Eye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Iberia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Iberia is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
  • Hanska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Norseland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
    • Judson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Oshawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa

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

Newspapers Published in Klossner ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Klossner.

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

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 Klossner:

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 Klossner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Klossner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.