Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mapleton (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 Mapleton. 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 hospitals and 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.
Mapleton 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 Mapleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mapleton:
- Blue Earth County (The home county of Mapleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Good Thunder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Pemberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Amboy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
- Vernon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Rapidan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Skyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Mankato
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Smiths Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Lake Crystal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
- Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <2>
- Brown County
- Hanska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanska
- Hanska is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanska <2>
- Hanska
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Minnesota Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Winnebago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Winnebago is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <2>
- Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <2>
- Huntley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Blue Earth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <2>
- Dell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Frost
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <2>
- Bricelyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Walters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Elmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freeborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Freeborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeborn
- Freeborn is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeborn <2>
- Hartland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Alden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Conger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Le Sueur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Marysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Greenland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Kasota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasota
- Kasota is located in Le Sueur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasota <2>
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Le Sueur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Truman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Granada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <2>
- Northrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrop
- Northrop is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northrop <2>
- Nicollet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- North Mankato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Nicollet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Saint Peter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <2>
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Nicollet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <2>
- Waseca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Waldorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Alma City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Janesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - New Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- 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>
- Elysian
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian
- Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian <2>
- Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Waseca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Watonwan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Madelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelia
- Madelia is located in Watonwan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madelia <2>
- Grogan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winnebago County (IA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mapleton, see our County-by-County Page for Mapleton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mapleton ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mapleton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mapleton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mapleton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mapleton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Mapleton.
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 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 Mapleton:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Minnesota State Archives
- Pages specific to Blue Earth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Faribault County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Freeborn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Le Sueur County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Martin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicollet County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waseca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Watonwan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Blue Earth County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
Cemeteries Near Mapleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mapleton.
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 Mapleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- 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
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
- Beauford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beauford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauford Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Belle of Sterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle of Sterling Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- West Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lutheran Cemetery
- East Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lutheran Cemetery
- Danville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville Cemetery
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Medo Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medo Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medo Center Cemetery
- Lyra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyra Cemetery
- Jackson Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Lake Cemetery
- Medo Center 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mapleton had a population of 607 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mapleton had a population of 1,682 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Beauford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sterling Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Good Thunder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Minnesota Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Amboy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
- Vernon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Rapidan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Alma City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Winnebago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Winnebago is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <2>
- Willow Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Winnebago
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mapleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mapleton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mapleton: www.mapletonmn.com/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mapleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mapleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9278, Longitude: -93.9586 |
| <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 Mapleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |