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 Marna (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 Marna. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Marna is located in Faribault County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Faribault County: Kossuth (IA), Winnebago (IA), Blue Earth, Freeborn, Martin & Waseca.
Below are the counties that are near Marna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marna:
- Faribault County (The home county of Marna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Earth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- 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 <1>
- Elmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Bricelyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Winnebago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Kiester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Amboy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Vernon Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Beauford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Good Thunder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pemberton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Freeborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Alden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Conger
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Freeborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Twin Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Granada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Northrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Truman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Welcome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waseca County
- Waldorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Watonwan County
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Emmet County (IA)
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Hancock County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Woden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Kossuth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Ledyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Gerled
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Swea City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Titonka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Seneca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Burt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Lone Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Rake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Buffalo Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vinje
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lake Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worth County (IA)
- Bristol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marna, see our County-by-County Page for Marna.
Cemeteries Near Marna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marna.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Marna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellingson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dobson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Marna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marna.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marna, with the one closest to Marna listed first.
- Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Blue Earth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- 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 <1>
- Elmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Rake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Winnebago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ledyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amund
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amund is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amund
- Huntley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Buffalo Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kiester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Minnesota Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marna.
Newspapers Published in Marna ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marna, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marna.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Marna:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Faribault County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Freeborn County
- Martin County
- Waseca County
- Watonwan County
- Emmet County
- Hancock County
- Kossuth County
- Winnebago County
- Worth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |