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 Moland (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 Moland. 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 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.
Moland is primarily located in Rice County. A portion of Moland extends into Steele 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 Rice County: Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, Steele & Waseca.
Below are the counties that are near Moland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moland:
- Rice County (The home county of Moland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Walcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Nerstrand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cannon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Faribault
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Trondjem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Lonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Castle Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Eureka Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Trier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Trier is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- West Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dodge Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Mantorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freeborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hollandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Goodhue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Dennison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wangs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Wanamingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hader
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Stanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Pine Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zumbrota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Cannon Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Le Sueur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Waterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kilkenny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Waltham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sargeant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Post Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Genoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oronoco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shanty Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rock Dell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Elko New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Elko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Rice Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Havana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Medford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Owatonna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Steele Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- River Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Blooming Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wabasha County
- Mazeppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waseca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Waseca
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- New Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elysian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moland, see our County-by-County Page for Moland.
Cemeteries Near Moland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moland.
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 Moland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Moland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Merton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hauge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eklund Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hegre Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Claremont Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Havana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moland, with the one closest to Moland listed first.
- Merton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merton is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Skyberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- West Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Havana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Medford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Clinton Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nerstrand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Owatonna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pratt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Faribault
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioja
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moland.
Newspapers Published in Moland ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moland.
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 Moland:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Rice County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dakota County
- Dodge County
- Freeborn County
- Goodhue County
- Le Sueur County
- Mower County
- Olmsted County
- Scott County
- Steele County
- Wabasha County
- Waseca 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> | 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 Moland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Moland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |