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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 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 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.

Old Frontenac is located in Goodhue 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
      • Frontenac is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <2>
    • Red Wing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bellechester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellechester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
      • Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Goodhue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Welch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • White Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
    • Belle Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
      • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
    • Zumbrota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Hader
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • 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)
      • 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>
    • Roscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
  • 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)
      • 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>
    • Hastings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Trier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Olmsted County
    • Oronoco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
      • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
    • Reads Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
      • Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <2>
    • Zumbro Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wabasha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
      • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <2>
    • Millville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jarrett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jarrett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
    • Mazeppa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Kellogg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <2>
    • Plainview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Weaver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Wabasha County
  • Winona County
    • Beaver ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Winona County
  • Buffalo County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Frontenac, with the one closest to Old Frontenac listed first.
    • Maxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Nelson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Alma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Springdale ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Buffalo City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Buffalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
      • Eau Galle is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Dunnville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
      • Dunnville is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Meridean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
      • Meridean is located in Dunn County (WI)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Lund
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
      • Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Barry Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
      • Barry Corner is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Lakeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Pepin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
      • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Ella
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Arkansaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
      • Arkansaw is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Durand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Bay City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Plum City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
      • Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Hager City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
      • Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Waverly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Moeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
      • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • El Paso
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • El Paso is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Ellsworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Olivet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Trimbelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trimbelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
      • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Morton Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
      • Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Elmwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
    • Beldenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
      • Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
    • Baldwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
    • Hersey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
      • Hersey is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
    • Wilson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Villa Marie Academy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Villa Marie Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vining Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vining Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vining Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Stockholm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stockholm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stockholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maiden Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maiden Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maiden Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sabylund Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sabylund Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sabylund Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Florence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Florence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Florence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wacouta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacouta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wacouta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wacouta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacouta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wacouta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (222 more) ...
    • Wells Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Corles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
    • Frontenac is located in Goodhue County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <2>
  • Maiden Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
    • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Wacouta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wacouta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta
    • Wacouta is located in Goodhue County
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
  • Lund
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
    • Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
  • Bay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Esdaile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esdaile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esdaile
    • Esdaile is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Ono
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
    • Ono is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Hay Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
    • Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • Belvidere Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Mills
    • Belvidere Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Pepin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
    • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Plum City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
    • Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
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    • Red Wing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hager City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
      • Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Oak Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
      • Oak Center is located in Wabasha County

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]<6>. 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 first turn to 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 Old Frontenac:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Frontenac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.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>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Old Frontenac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Old Frontenac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Frontenac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5261, Longitude: -92.3321       In this case, the coordinates for Old Frontenac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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