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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 Lamson (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 Lamson. 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.

Lamson is located in Meeker 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 Meeker County: Kandiyohi, McLeod, Renville, Stearns & Wright.

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

  • Meeker County     (The home county of Lamson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Dassel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Darwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kingston is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Litchfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest City is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Cosmos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rosendale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rosendale is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Grove City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Watkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Manannah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Manannah is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
    • Eden Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Hazelton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hazelton is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Hollywood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • New Germany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Watertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Norwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwood Young America
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Hydes Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Waconia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Assumption
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Cologne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Minnetrista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
    • Maple Plain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Kandiyohi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Atwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Lillian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Silver Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hutchinson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Winsted
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Biscay
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Brownton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Plato
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Buffalo Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hector
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • New Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Isle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gaylord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Kimball Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
    • Kimball
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamson, with the one closest to Lamson listed first.
    • Cokato
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
    • Howard Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Albright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Albright is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Albion Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Albion Center is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Rassat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
    • Montrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Annandale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • South Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Maple Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Delano
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lamson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamson.

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

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

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

  • Pioneer County Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake Jennie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Steelsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stockholm Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockholm Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dassel Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dassel Community Cemetery
    • The Dassel Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dassel Cemetery
  • St. Anastasia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Adelbert's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cokato Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Peace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland 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.<3>

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

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

  • Dassel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cokato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hutchinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
  • Darwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenleaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Biscay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Biscay is located in McLeod County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Winsted
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • Lester Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kingston is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Hollywood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Lamson ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamson.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lamson:

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