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 Old Frontenac (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 Old Frontenac. 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 and hospitals 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.
Old Frontenac is located in Goodhue 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 Goodhue County: Dakota, Dodge, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Pepin (WI) & Pierce (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Old Frontenac. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Frontenac:
- Goodhue County (The home county of Old Frontenac)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Frontenac
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Wing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bellechester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Goodhue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Belle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Zumbrota
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Pine Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wanamingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Miesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hastings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Trier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Trier is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Potsdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Oronoco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wabasha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reads Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zumbro Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wabasha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jarrett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Mazeppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Kellogg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Winona County
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Buffalo County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Maxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Nelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Buffalo City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Dunn County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Eau Galle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Dunnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Meridean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Pepin County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Stockholm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lund
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Barry Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lakeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Pepin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Ella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Arkansaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Durand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Durand is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Maiden Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Plum City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Hager City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Moeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- El Paso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Olivet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Trimbelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Beldenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Frontenac, see our County-by-County Page for Old Frontenac.
Cemeteries Near Old Frontenac ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Frontenac.
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 Old Frontenac - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Frontenac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Villa Marie Academy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vining Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Stockholm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maiden Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sabylund Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Florence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wacouta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wacouta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Wells Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Old Frontenac in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Frontenac.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
- Frontenac
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maiden Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Wacouta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wacouta is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lund
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Bay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Esdaile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Esdaile is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esdaile
- Ono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ono is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
- Hay Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Belvidere Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere Mills is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Mills
- Pepin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Plum City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Wing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hager City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Oak Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Center is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Frontenac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Frontenac.
Newspapers Published in Old Frontenac ...
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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Frontenac.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Frontenac, 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 Old Frontenac.
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 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 Old Frontenac:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Goodhue County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dakota County
- Olmsted County
- Wabasha County
- Winona County
- Buffalo County
- Dunn County
- Pepin County
- Pierce County
- Saint Croix County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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 Old Frontenac, 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- Old Frontenac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |