Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lewiston (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 Lewiston. 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 hospitals and 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.
Lewiston is located in Winona 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 Winona County: Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Buffalo (WI), La Crosse (WI) & Trempealeau (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Lewiston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewiston:
- Winona County (The home county of Lewiston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Wyattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Utica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Altura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rollingstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodview is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Minnesota City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Fillmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Peterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rushford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Rushford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Rushford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Bratsberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Whalan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Carimona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Money Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yucatan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Riceford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- La Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hokah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eyota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Viola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Predmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Potsdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wabasha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Minneiska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabasha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Reads Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Fountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Bluff Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Marshland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cochrane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Buffalo City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Waumandee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Montana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- La Crosse County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Brice Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Holmen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Trempealeau County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Trempealeau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Wrights Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Galesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Frenchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewiston, see our County-by-County Page for Lewiston.
Cemeteries Near Lewiston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewiston.
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 Lewiston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewiston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mecklenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Worth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frank Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair 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 Lewiston had a population of 324 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lewiston had a population of 1,543 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Wyattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Utica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Altura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Rollingstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakridge is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Hart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Minnesota City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Arendahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arendahl is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendahl
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewiston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewiston.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lewiston ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewiston.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lewiston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lewiston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lewiston.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Lewiston.
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 helpful 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 Lewiston:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Winona County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fillmore County
- Houston County
- Olmsted County
- Wabasha County
- Buffalo County
- La Crosse County
- Trempealeau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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 Lewiston, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lewiston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |