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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 Madison Lake (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 Madison Lake. 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.

Name Variations for Madison Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Madison Lake: Madison Lk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors 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.

Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County: Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Waseca & Watonwan.

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

  • Blue Earth County     (The home county of Madison Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Eagle Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
      • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <2>
    • Smiths Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
    • Saint Clair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <2>
    • Mankato
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
    • Skyline
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Pemberton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Rapidan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
    • Good Thunder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Thunder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Thunder
      • Good Thunder is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Thunder <2>
    • Judson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
    • Mapleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Garden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
    • Lake Crystal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Brown County
    • Searles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
      • Searles is located in Brown County
  • Faribault County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Minnesota Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
      • Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <2>
    • Easton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Marysburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Greenland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kasota
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Waterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Le Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Ottawa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
    • Kilkenny
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Le Sueur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Mankato
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
      • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <2>
    • Oshawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
    • Nicollet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
      • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <2>
    • New Sweden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Courtland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Morristown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Warsaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lonsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Millersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Trondjem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Union Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • New Prague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Plaine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Henderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Owatonna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
    • Elysian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Janesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Alma City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
    • Waseca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 <2>
    • Waldorf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Wilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
    • Vista
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
    • New Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
      • New Richland is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Madison Lake ...

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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madison Lake.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Madison Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Madison Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding Madison Lake.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Madison Lake.

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 Madison Lake:

Cemeteries Near Madison Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madison Lake.

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Marysburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
  • Greenland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenland Cemetery
  • Wendelschafer Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wendelschafer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wendelschafer Family Cemetery
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
  • Smith's Mill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith's Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith's Mill Cemetery
  • Tivoli Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tivoli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tivoli Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Cemetery
  • Continue List   (261 more) ...
    • Haugenstein Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haugenstein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haugenstein Cemetery
    • Phebe Jones Lakeside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phebe Jones Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phebe Jones Lakeside Cemetery
    • Cleveland Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Madison Lake had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Madison Lake had a population of 1,202 people.

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

  • Marysburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
  • Eagle Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <2>
  • Greenland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
  • Elysian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Janesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Mankato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
    • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
  • Saint Clair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <2>
  • Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kasota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Peter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cordova
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
  • Waterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saint Henry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
      • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
    • Alma City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
    • Ottawa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County

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

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

The official website for Blue Earth County: www.co.blue-earth.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Madison Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madison Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2049, Longitude: -93.8160       In this case, the coordinates for Madison Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Madison Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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