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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 Little Chicago (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 Little Chicago. 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.

Little Chicago is located in Rice County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rice County: Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, Steele & Waseca.

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

  • Rice County     (The home county of Little Chicago)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Webster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Millersburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Trondjem
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Lonsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
      • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <1>
    • Dundas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <1>
    • Northfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cannon City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Nerstrand
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Morristown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Moland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
  • Blue Earth County
    • Madison Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <1>
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Carver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaska
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dahlgren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dahlgren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
    • Chanhassen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chanhassen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanhassen
      • Chanhassen is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanhassen <1>
    • Gotha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gotha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
    • Hazeltine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
    • Cologne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Cologne is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <1>
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Waterford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • Castle Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Eureka Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Lakeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
      • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <1>
    • Burnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <1>
    • Coates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
      • Coates is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • New Trier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
      • New Trier is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Rosemount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
      • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <1>
    • Vermillion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <1>
  • Dodge County
    • West Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Dennison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Stanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • Cannon Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
      • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <1>
    • Kenyon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hader
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Belle Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
      • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
    • White Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
    • Wanamingo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Welch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Eden Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Edina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <1>
    • Richfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Heidelberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Kilkenny
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cordova
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Waterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <1>
    • Le Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
      • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <1>
    • Saint Thomas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Le Sueur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Marysburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Elko
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Elko New Market
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • New Market
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <1>
    • Cedar Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Saint Patrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Credit River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • New Prague
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Prior Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • Savage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <1>
    • Marystown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marystown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Jordan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shakopee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
      • Shakopee is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <1>
  • Sibley County
    • Henderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Medford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Owatonna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rice Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
    • Havana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Steele County
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Palmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
    • Elysian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waseca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
      • Waseca is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Chicago, with the one closest to Little Chicago listed first.
    • Saint Paul Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottage Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Little Chicago ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Chicago.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Rolling Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Solar Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solar Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solar Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Christiania Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highview Christiana Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenvale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Christiania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Christiania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Christiania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Redrose Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redrose Cemetery
      • Former name for Redrose Cemetery:
      • Rose Leaf Cemetery
    • Farmington Luteran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Luteran Cemetery
      • The Farmington Luteran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Danish Luthern Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Millersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Rice County
  • Webster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazelwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hazelwood is located in Rice County
  • Trondjem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
  • New Market
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Scott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <1>
  • Dundas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Dundas is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <1>
  • Shieldsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shieldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
    • Shieldsville is located in Rice County
  • Northfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Dakota County
  • Wheatland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Rice County
  • Castle Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
  • Cedar Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Saint Patrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Faribault
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lakeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Little Chicago ...

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 234 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Chicago.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Chicago, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Chicago.

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 Little Chicago:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Chicago. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 Little Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Chicago) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Chicago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4791, Longitude: -93.3222       In this case, the coordinates for Little Chicago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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