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 Lismore (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 Lismore. 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 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.
Lismore is located in Nobles 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 Nobles County: Lyon (IA), Osceola (IA), Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray & Rock.
Below are the counties that are near Lismore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lismore:
- Nobles County (The home county of Lismore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- Wilmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rushmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Reading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ransom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Org
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Worthington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Kinbrae
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Brewster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- Chandler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Iona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Lake Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fulda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Lowville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Currie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dovray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- The Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Pipestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Trosky
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ihlen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Pipestone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Ruthton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Airlie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- Kenneth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hardwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kanaranzi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Beaver Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Steen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steen is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manley is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Lyon County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- Little Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Rapids
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Osceola County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allendorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Ocheyedan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Minnehaha County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Garretson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lismore, see our County-by-County Page for Lismore.
Cemeteries Near Lismore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lismore.
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 Lismore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lismore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lismore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leota Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenneth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adrian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Adrian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81835 <2>
- St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Adrian.
- The St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Adrian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83229 <2>
- Chandler Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Lismore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lismore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lismore, with the one closest to Lismore listed first.
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rushmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Chandler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kanaranzi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ash Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Org
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Hatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lismore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lismore.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lismore ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lismore.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lismore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lismore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lismore.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Lismore.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lismore:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Nobles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Murray County
- Pipestone County
- Rock County
- Lyon County
- Osceola County
- Minnehaha 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> | 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 Lismore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lismore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |