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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 Lonsdale (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 Lonsdale. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lonsdale 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 Lonsdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lonsdale:

  • Rice County     (The home county of Lonsdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Trondjem
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Webster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Millersburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Dundas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cannon City
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Morristown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Nerstrand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Moland
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Smiths Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Carver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaska
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dahlgren
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Gotha
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
    • Chanhassen
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Assumption
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
    • Cologne
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Victoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <1>
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Eureka Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Waterford
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Lakeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Burnsville
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Apple Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Hampton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Trier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Nicols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
    • Coates
      (25 miles [40.2 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
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Dennison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Stanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • Cannon Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (25 miles [40.2 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)
    • Excelsior
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Hopkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Heidelberg
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cordova
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Le Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
    • Waterville
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenland
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Marysburg
      (25 miles [40.2 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
  • Nicollet County
    • Saint Peter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Cedar Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Elko New Market
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Elko
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • New Market
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • New Prague
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Patrick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Union Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill 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
    • Prior Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marystown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Belle Plaine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley County
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Medford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Owatonna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lonsdale, with the one closest to Lonsdale listed first.
    • Elysian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Waseca
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Janesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Lonsdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lonsdale.

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 Lonsdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
  • Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Rolling Green Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Solar Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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.
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    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Trondjem
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
  • Wheatland
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Webster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Millersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Shieldsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Hazelwood
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • New Market
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • Montgomery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Patrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
  • New Prague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Doyle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
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    • Heidelberg
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Dundas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Lydia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
      • Lydia is located in Scott County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lonsdale ...

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 242 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lonsdale.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lonsdale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lonsdale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lonsdale.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Lonsdale.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lonsdale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lonsdale. 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>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.
<5>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- Lonsdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lonsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4783, Longitude: -93.4222       In this case, the coordinates for Lonsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Lonsdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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