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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 New Germany (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 New Germany. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

New Germany is located in Carver 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 Carver County: Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Sibley & Wright.

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

  • Carver County     (The home county of New Germany)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
    • Hollywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Mayer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hazelton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hazelton is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Hydes Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Young America
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Watertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Norwood Young America
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Waconia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Cologne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Assumption
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Minnetrista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Independence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Spring Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Maple Plain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tonka Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Excelsior
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Orono
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Orono is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
    • Shorewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
    • Saint Thomas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Le Sueur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
    • Lester Prairie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Winsted
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plato
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glencoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Biscay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Biscay is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Sumter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Hutchinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brownton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stewart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Fernando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
  • Meeker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
    • Dassel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Darwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Cedar Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
    • Belle Plaine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marystown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Shakopee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Union Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Prior Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Prague
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Patrick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
    • Green Isle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Arlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • New Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gaylord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winthrop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
    • Waverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Howard Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Delano
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
    • Cokato
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Albright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Albright is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
    • Rassat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
    • Rockford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Albion Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Albion Center is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near New Germany ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Germany.

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 New Germany - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Church of God Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crow River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lester Prairie City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rutz Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (284 more) ...
    • Bergan Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Township Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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, New Germany had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, New Germany had a population of 422 people.

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

  • Hollywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hollywood is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Lester Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mayer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Winsted
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Young America
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Watertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waconia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hamburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Coney Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coney Island is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
  • Glencoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cologne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Silver Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in New Germany ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Germany.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Germany, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Germany.

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 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 New Germany:

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 New Germany, 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 from Point A (ie- New Germany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.