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 Mountain Lake (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mountain Lake. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Mountain Lake ...

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

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

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

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

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County: Brown, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Redwood & Watonwan.

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

• Cottonwood County     (The home county of Mountain Lake)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake, with the one closest to Mountain Lake listed first.
  • Bingham Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Lake
    • Bingham Lake is located in Cottonwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham Lake <2>
  • Windom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
  • Jeffers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
    • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Storden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
    • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Westbrook
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Cottonwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <2>
• Brown County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake, with the one closest to Mountain Lake listed first.
  • Comfrey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfrey
    • Comfrey is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfrey <2>
  • Leavenworth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leavenworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
    • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
  • Springfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
  • Cobden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
    • Cobden is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Iberia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
    • Iberia is located in Brown County
  • Hanska
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Sleepy Eye
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
    • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <2>
  • Evan
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Evan is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Essig
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essig
    • Essig is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essig <2>
• Jackson County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake, with the one closest to Mountain Lake listed first.
  • Wilder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
    • Wilder is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Alpha
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Heron Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
    • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Lakefield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
    • Lakefield is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <2>
  • Jackson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Okabena
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
    • Okabena is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Petersburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Jackson County
• Martin County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake, with the one closest to Mountain Lake listed first.
  • Ormsby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ormsby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
    • Ormsby is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Trimont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimont
    • Trimont is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimont <2>
  • Sherburn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburn
    • Sherburn is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburn <2>
  • Welcome
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <2>
  • Truman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
    • Truman is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Dunnell
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
    • Dunnell is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Northrop
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Fairmont
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Fairmont is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <2>
• Nobles County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake, with the one closest to Mountain Lake listed first.
  • Dundee
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Kinbrae
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
    • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
• Redwood County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake, with the one closest to Mountain Lake listed first.
  • Sanborn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
    • Sanborn is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <2>
  • Lamberton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberton
    • Lamberton is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamberton <2>
  • Revere
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
    • Revere is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revere <2>
  • Wanda
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanda <2>
  • Clements
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
    • Clements is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
• Watonwan County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake, with the one closest to Mountain Lake listed first.
  • Butterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Darfur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darfur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
    • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Odin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Odin is located in Watonwan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Saint James
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
    • Saint James is located in Watonwan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <2>
  • Godahl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godahl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
    • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
  • La Salle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
    • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Grogan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grogan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
    • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
  • Lewisville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mountain Lake ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Lake.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mountain Lake:

• 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 Cottonwood 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
  • Jackson 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
  • Nobles County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Redwood 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

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Cottonwood County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Cottonwood County

Cemeteries Near Mountain Lake ...

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

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
• Mennonite Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
• Schultz Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schultz Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384809 <4>
• Carson Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
• Butterfield Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butterfield Cemetery
• Mennonite Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
• Christian Reformed Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Reformed Cemetery
• Voth Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voth Cemetery
• Haseman Post Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haseman Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haseman Post Cemetery
• St. Johns Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Bethlehem Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
• Delft Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delft Cemetery
• Continue List   (126 more) ...
  • Resthaven Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memory Gardens
  • First Mennonite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Mennonite Cemetery
  • Delton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delton 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mountain Lake had a population of 323 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mountain Lake had a population of 2,044 people.

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

• Bingham Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Lake
  • Bingham Lake is located in Cottonwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham Lake <2>
• Butterfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
  • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
• Windom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
  • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
• Odin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Odin is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
• Comfrey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfrey
  • Comfrey is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfrey <2>
• Wilder
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
  • Wilder is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• Saint James
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Saint James is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <2>
• South Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
  • South Branch is located in Watonwan County
• Grogan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grogan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
  • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
• Leavenworth
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leavenworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
• Storden
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
  • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Springfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
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  • Heron Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
    • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Lakefield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
    • Lakefield is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <2>
  • Sanborn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
    • Sanborn is located in Redwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mountain Lake: www.mountainlakemn.com/

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