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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 Northfield (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 Northfield. 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 hospitals 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.

Northfield is primarily located in Rice County. A portion of Northfield extends into Dakota 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 Rice County: Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, Steele & Waseca.

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

  • Rice County     (The home county of Northfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Dundas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Millersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Cannon City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Nerstrand
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nerstrand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerstrand
      • Nerstrand is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nerstrand <2>
    • Webster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trondjem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lonsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Moland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
    • Warsaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Morristown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carver County
    • Carver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Carver is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <2>
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Waterford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • Castle Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Randolph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Eureka Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Farmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lakeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Trier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Vermillion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Coates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Apple Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
      • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <2>
    • Miesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • West Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • Claremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Stanton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • Dennison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cannon Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Kenyon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hader
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Wanamingo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Welch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Roscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
    • Goodhue
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Zumbrota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Richfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Kilkenny
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Heidelberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidelberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Waterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <2>
    • Cordova
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Le Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
      • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <2>
    • Saint Thomas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Elko
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Elko New Market
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • New Market
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Cedar Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Credit River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Saint Patrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • New Prague
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Prior Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
      • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <2>
    • Savage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <2>
    • Union Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • Marystown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Shakopee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
      • Shakopee is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <2>
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Medford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Rice Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
    • Owatonna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Havana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Steele County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Saint Paul Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cottage Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Pierce County (WI)
    • Prescott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Northfield ...

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 203 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Northfield:

Cemeteries Near Northfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northfield.

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
  • Prairie Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Redrose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Former name for Redrose Cemetery:
    • Rose Leaf Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redrose Cemetery
  • Greenvale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kibbe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kibbe Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibbe Cemetery
  • Solar Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solar Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solar Lutheran Cemetery
  • Rolling Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Green Cemetery
  • Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
  • Nerstrand Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nerstrand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nerstrand Cemetery
  • Highview Christiana Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • East Christiania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (259 more) ...
    • Castle Rock Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Randolph.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • McNutt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Northfield had a population of 2,659 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Northfield had a population of 20,756 people.

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

  • Waterford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Dakota County
  • Dundas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Castle Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
  • Stanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
  • Dennison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hazelwood is located in Rice County
  • Millersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Rice County
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Nerstrand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nerstrand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerstrand
    • Nerstrand is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nerstrand <2>
  • Wangs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wangs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
    • Wangs is located in Goodhue County
  • Webster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Trondjem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
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    • Faribault
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Market
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

The official website for Northfield: www.ci.northfield.mn.us/

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Northfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4583, Longitude: -93.1617    
<4>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.
<5>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 Northfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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