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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 Komensky (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 Komensky. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Komensky is located in McLeod 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 McLeod County: Carver, Meeker, Renville, Sibley & Wright.

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

  • McLeod County     (The home county of Komensky)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • Silver Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hutchinson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Biscay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Biscay is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Lester Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Winsted
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sumter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Glencoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Plato
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Fernando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • Hollywood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • New Germany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hazelton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hazelton is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Mayer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Norwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwood Young America
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Young America
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hydes Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Watertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Waconia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Assumption
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Cologne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Minnetrista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Mound
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Maple Plain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kandiyohi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • Atwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Lillian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Meeker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • Dassel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Darwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Litchfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Kingston is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Cosmos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Forest City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest City is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Rosendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosendale is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Grove City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Watkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Manannah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Manannah is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • Buffalo Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hector
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • New Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Green Isle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaylord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Winthrop
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gibbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Kimball Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
    • Kimball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komensky, with the one closest to Komensky listed first.
    • Cokato
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Howard Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
    • Albright
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Albright is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Albion Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Albion Center is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Montrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rassat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
    • Delano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Annandale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • South Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Komensky ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Komensky.

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

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

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

  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Biscay Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Adelbert's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Anastasia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Koniska Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Getchell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Pioneer County Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Acoma Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Silver Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hutchinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Biscay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Biscay is located in McLeod County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Sumter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sumter is located in McLeod County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Glencoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Winsted
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brownton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cokato
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenleaf
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Cedar Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Dassel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lakeside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Plato
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Darwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Komensky ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Komensky.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Komensky, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Komensky.

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 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 Komensky:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Komensky) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Komensky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.