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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 Nansen (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 Nansen. 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.

Nansen is located in Goodhue 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 Goodhue County: Dakota, Dodge, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Pepin (WI) & Pierce (WI).

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

  • Goodhue County     (The home county of Nansen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Hader
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Dennison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenyon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wanamingo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
      • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
    • Stanton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • White Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
    • Cannon Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Roscoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
    • Zumbrota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Goodhue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
      • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <1>
    • Welch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Randolph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Waterford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • New Trier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
      • New Trier is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Castle Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Miesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miesville
      • Miesville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miesville <1>
    • Eureka Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Vermillion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <1>
    • Farmington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
      • Coates is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Lakeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rosemount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
      • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <1>
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • West Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • Claremont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Mantorville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Dodge Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Kasson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Genoa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
    • Oronoco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Post Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
      • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Shanty Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
      • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Nerstrand
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Moland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
    • Northfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Dundas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Faribault
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Millersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Warsaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Webster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Trondjem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Lonsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Morristown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Elko New Market
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • New Market
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <1>
    • Cedar Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Rice Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
    • Medford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Havana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Steele County
    • Owatonna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
    • Steele Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
  • Wabasha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Mazeppa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Zumbro Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Jarrett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jarrett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
  • Pierce County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nansen, with the one closest to Nansen listed first.
    • Hager City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
      • Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Prescott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
    • Bay City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Moeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
      • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)

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

Cemeteries Near Nansen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nansen.

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

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

  • Little Cannon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holden Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eidsvold Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eidsvold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eidsvold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Urland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Urland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Urland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wangs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wangs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wangs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knoll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeling Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeling Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeling Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Wanamingo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanamingo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanamingo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nerstrand Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nerstrand Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nerstrand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

While we didn't find Nansen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nansen.

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

  • Wangs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wangs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
    • Wangs is located in Goodhue County
  • Wastedo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wastedo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastedo
    • Wastedo is located in Goodhue County
  • Kenyon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hader
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
    • Hader is located in Goodhue County
  • Dennison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nerstrand
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wanamingo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Skyberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
    • Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
  • Belle Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
    • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • White Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
  • Roscoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
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    • Ryan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Goodhue County
    • Cannon Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Moland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County

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

Newspapers Published in Nansen ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nansen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nansen, 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 Nansen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nansen:

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Nansen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nansen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nansen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3502, Longitude: -92.9319       In this case, the coordinates for Nansen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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