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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 Rome (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 Rome. 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 Rome is located in Sibley 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 Sibley County: Carver, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville & Scott.

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

  • Sibley County     (The home county of New Rome)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Arlington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gaylord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Henderson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Green Isle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winthrop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gibbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Judson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Mankato
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Skyline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Madison Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Crystal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • New Ulm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Searles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Searles is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
    • Essig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Assumption
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Norwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood Young America
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Young America
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Gotha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Cologne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hydes Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • New Germany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hollywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Mayer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Dahlgren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Hennepin County
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Le Sueur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottawa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Saint Thomas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Kasota
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Le Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heidelberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Marysburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Cordova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Montgomery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Glencoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sumter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Plato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fernando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
    • Biscay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Biscay is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Lester Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Stewart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Silver Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hutchinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Winsted
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • New Sweden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Oshawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • Saint Peter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicollet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Courtland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Mankato
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Buffalo Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Rice County
    • Wheatland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wheatland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Rome, with the one closest to New Rome listed first.
    • Belle Plaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Union Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Jordan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • New Prague
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Saint Patrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Marystown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown

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

Cemeteries Near New Rome ...

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

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

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

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

  • Weckworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Beatty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gasow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington Public Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Altnow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Traver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Municipal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Rome had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rush River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rush River is located in Sibley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
  • Gaylord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Norseland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
  • Henderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Sweden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Le Sueur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Isle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bernadotte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
  • New Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottawa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Winthrop
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Assumption
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Sumter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter

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

Newspapers Published in New Rome ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Rome.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Rome, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Rome.

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 New Rome:

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 Rome, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Rome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.