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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 Merton (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 Merton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Merton is located in Steele 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 Steele County: Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Rice & Waseca.

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

  • Steele County     (The home county of Merton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Havana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Steele County
    • Rice Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
    • Owatonna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Medford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Pratt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
    • Steele Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
    • Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
    • River Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
      • River Point is located in Steele County
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Steele County
    • Blooming Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
      • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <2>
    • Ellendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
  • Blue Earth County
    • Smiths Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Waterford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • Castle Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Randolph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Eureka Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Claremont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <2>
    • West Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • Dodge Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
      • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <2>
    • Mantorville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
      • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <2>
    • Kasson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
      • Kasson is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <2>
    • Hayfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
    • Bath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
    • Hollandale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
      • Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <2>
    • Clarks Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hartland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Kenyon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dennison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
    • Wanamingo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hader
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Stanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • Pine Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Zumbrota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
      • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <2>
    • Belle Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
      • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
    • Cannon Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • White Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Waterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Kilkenny
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Waltham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waltham <2>
    • Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Mower County
    • Sargeant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
      • Sargeant is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Post Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
      • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Genoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
    • Shanty Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
      • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Rock Dell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Dell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
      • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
    • Oronoco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
      • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <2>
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Moland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Nerstrand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Warsaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Morristown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dundas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Northfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Millersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Lonsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Trondjem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Webster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Elko New Market
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merton, with the one closest to Merton listed first.
    • Waseca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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>
    • Palmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
    • Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
    • Wilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • New Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Janesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County

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

Cemeteries Near Merton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merton.

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

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

  • Merton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dania Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand View Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand View Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand View Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eklund Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eklund Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eklund Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Havana Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rice Lake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Merton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Clinton Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
    • Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
  • Havana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Steele County
  • Moland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
    • Moland is located in Rice County
  • Medford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Steele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Walcott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Walcott is located in Rice County
  • Pratt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Steele County
  • Claremont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <2>
  • Deerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Steele County
  • Steele Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
    • Steele Center is located in Steele County
  • Skyberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
    • Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
  • Faribault
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenyon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Meriden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in Steele County
    • West Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bixby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Steele County

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

Newspapers Published in Merton ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merton.

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 Merton:

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

The official website for Steele County: www.co.steele.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>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.
<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 Merton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1461, Longitude: -93.1466       In this case, the coordinates for Merton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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