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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 New Richland (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 Richland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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

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

New Richland is located in Waseca 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 Waseca County: Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice & Steele.

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

  • Waseca County     (The home county of New Richland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Wilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Waldorf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Waseca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alma City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
    • Palmer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Janesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elysian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Pemberton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Smiths Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
    • Saint Clair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Beauford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
    • Eagle Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Thunder
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mankato
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <1>
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
    • Claremont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Faribault County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wells is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <1>
    • Minnesota Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Walters
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walters is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Easton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Kiester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bricelyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Delavan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Delavan is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Dell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dell is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
    • Frost
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Frost is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <1>
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Hartland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Bath
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Freeborn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Clarks Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hollandale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Albert Lea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Conger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Conger is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Hayward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Waterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Greenland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Marysburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Kilkenny
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Lansing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lansing is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Mapleview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mapleview is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Austin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Morristown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Warsaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Walcott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Walcott is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Faribault
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Moland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Moland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Ellendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • River Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • River Point is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • Steele Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Owatonna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pratt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Havana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Havana is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Blooming Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Medford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Rice Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Winnebago County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Richland, with the one closest to New Richland listed first.
    • Scarville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Vinje
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
  • Worth County (IA)
    • Silver Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

Cemeteries Near New Richland ...

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

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 Richland - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vista Covenant Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Vista Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Seven Day Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • South Hartland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Aidens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Otisco - Lemond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Otisco Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 New Richland had a population of 423 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Richland had a population of 1,171 people.

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

  • Otisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Otisco is located in Waseca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath is located in Freeborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Lemond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemond is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
  • Freeborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Clarks Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • River Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • River Point is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
  • Waseca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Meriden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Meriden is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Steele Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Steele Center is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alma City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
    • Armstrong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Alden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Richland ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Richland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 New Richland:

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 Richland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Richland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.