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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 Oronoco (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 Oronoco. 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 doctors and 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.

Oronoco is located in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County: Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Wabasha & Winona.

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

  • Olmsted County     (The home county of Oronoco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Genoa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
    • Post Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
      • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Byron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Rochester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shanty Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
      • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Viola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Olmsted County
    • Rock Dell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Dell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
      • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
    • Simpson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Olmsted County
    • Eyota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
      • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <2>
    • Stewartville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
      • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <2>
    • Dover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Mantorville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
      • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <2>
    • Kasson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
      • Kasson is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <2>
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • Dodge Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
      • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <2>
    • West Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hayfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Claremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Fillmore County
    • Chatfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Pine Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zumbrota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Roscoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Bellechester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Wanamingo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodhue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Hader
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Belle Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • White Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Kenyon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Frontenac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Dennison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Racine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sargeant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
      • Sargeant is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Waltham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Mower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waltham <2>
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Moland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Nerstrand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Rice Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Havana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Steele County
  • Wabasha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Mazeppa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hammond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Zumbro Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jarrett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Millville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Plainview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Lake City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Kellogg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Reads Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Wabasha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Weaver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Wabasha County
  • Winona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Beaver ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Winona County
    • Elba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Saint Charles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saratoga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Winona County
    • Altura
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
      • Altura is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <2>
    • Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Winona County
  • Pepin County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Lakeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Stockholm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Pepin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
      • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Barry Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
      • Barry Corner is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Lund
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
      • Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
  • Pierce County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Bay City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Maiden Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Hager City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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)

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

Cemeteries Near Oronoco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oronoco.

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

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

  • Oronoco Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oronoco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oronoco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's German Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boynton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boynton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boynton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farm Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farm Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farm Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    • The Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
  • Othello Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Othello Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Othello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mazeppa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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    • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fitch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenland 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oronoco had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Oronoco had a population of 1,532 people.

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

  • Genoa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
  • Douglas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Olmsted County
  • Pine Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Troy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troy
    • South Troy is located in Wabasha County
  • Mazeppa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Potsdam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potsdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
  • Hammond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Rochester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Forest Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
    • Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Zumbro Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Bear Valley is located in Wabasha County
  • Jarrett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
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    • Zumbrota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Berne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
      • Berne is located in Dodge County
    • Mantorville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
      • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oronoco ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oronoco.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oronoco. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oronoco and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oronoco.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Oronoco.

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 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 Oronoco:

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

The official website for Olmsted County: www.olmstedcounty.com/

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<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 Oronoco, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oronoco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oronoco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1613, Longitude: -92.5402       In this case, the coordinates for Oronoco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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