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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 Lamberton (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 Lamberton. 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.

Lamberton is located in Redwood 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 Redwood County: Brown, Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray, Renville & Yellow Medicine.

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

  • Redwood County     (The home county of Lamberton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Revere
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wanda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanborn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wabasso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clements
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Clements is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Lucan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaforth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Milroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vesta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vesta is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Morgan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Morgan is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Redwood Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • North Redwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Comfrey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cobden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Evan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Leavenworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
    • Sleepy Eye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Iberia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Iberia is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
  • Cottonwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Jeffers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Storden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Westbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bingham Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Windom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Mountain Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Wilder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wilder is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Heron Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Tracy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Amiret
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
    • Garvin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Garvin is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Marshall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Balaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Dovray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dovray is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • The Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Lakes is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
    • Currie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Avoca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Avoca is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Fulda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Slayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nobles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Dundee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Dundee is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Kinbrae
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Morton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Watonwan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
    • Darfur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Butterfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Yellow Medicine County
    • Echo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Lamberton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamberton.

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

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lamberton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Germantown Evangelical United Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sanborn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Mathias Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wanda Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Westbrook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Missouri Evans Plot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Schwahn Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Hero Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lamberton had a population of 202 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lamberton had a population of 759 people.

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

  • Revere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sanborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Storden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Springfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Westbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tracy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Comfrey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Vesta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Gilfillan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
  • Cobden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cobden is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Morgan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Currie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Evan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Amiret
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lamberton ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamberton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lamberton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lamberton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lamberton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Lamberton.

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 Lamberton:

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>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 Lamberton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Lamberton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.