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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 Lemond (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 Lemond. 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.

Lemond is located in Steele 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 Steele County: Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Rice & Waseca.

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

  • Steele County     (The home county of Lemond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Steele Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
    • River Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • River Point is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • Ellendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Owatonna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pratt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Havana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Havana is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Medford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Union is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Rice Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Blooming Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Pemberton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Smiths Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
    • Saint Clair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Madison Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beauford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
    • Mapleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Claremont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
    • Dodge Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • West Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Faribault County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Wells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wells is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <1>
    • Minnesota Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Walters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Walters is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Bath
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Geneva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Clarks Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hollandale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeborn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Albert Lea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hayward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Alden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Conger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Conger is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Goodhue County
    • Kenyon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Waterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Kilkenny
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Marysburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Lansing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lansing is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Waltham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mapleview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mapleview is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Austin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Morristown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Warsaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Walcott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Walcott is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Moland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Moland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
    • Faribault
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cannon City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
    • Nerstrand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lemond, with the one closest to Lemond listed first.
    • Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Wilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • New Richland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waseca
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Waldorf
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Alma City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
    • Janesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elysian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lemond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lemond.

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

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

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

  • Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Otisco - Lemond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brase Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Otisco Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Vista Covenant Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vista Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Berlin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Mound Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mueller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 in 1895, Lemond had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Meriden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Meriden is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Otisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Otisco is located in Waseca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
  • River Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • River Point is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
  • Steele Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Steele Center is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
  • New Richland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waseca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bath is located in Freeborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Owatonna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pratt is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Havana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Havana is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Clinton Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Deerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Deerfield is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Hartland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Bixby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bixby is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby

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

Newspapers Published in Lemond ...

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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lemond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lemond, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lemond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lemond:

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