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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 Otisco (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 Otisco. 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.

Otisco is located in Waseca 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 Waseca County: Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice & Steele.

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

  • Waseca County     (The home county of Otisco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otisco, with the one closest to Otisco listed first.
    • Wilton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
    • Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
    • New Richland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
      • New Richland is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <2>
    • Waseca
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
      • Waseca is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <2>
    • Waldorf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Alma City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
    • Palmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
    • Janesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <2>
    • Elysian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otisco, with the one closest to Otisco listed first.
    • Pemberton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Smiths Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
    • Saint Clair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <2>
    • Eagle Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
      • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <2>
    • Madison Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <2>
    • Beauford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beauford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
    • Mapleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mankato
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
    • Skyline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Good Thunder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Thunder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Thunder
      • Good Thunder is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Thunder <2>
    • Rapidan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
  • Dodge County
    • Claremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Faribault County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otisco, with the one closest to Otisco listed first.
    • Minnesota Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
      • Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <2>
    • Wells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <2>
    • Easton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Walters
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Walters is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Delavan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delavan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • Delavan is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otisco, with the one closest to Otisco listed first.
    • Bath
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
    • Hartland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Freeborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
    • Manchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Clarks Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
    • Hollandale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
      • Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <2>
    • Albert Lea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Conger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
      • Conger is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Hayward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otisco, with the one closest to Otisco listed first.
    • Waterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Greenland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Kilkenny
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Marysburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cordova
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Le Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Nicollet County
    • North Mankato
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
      • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <2>
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otisco, with the one closest to Otisco listed first.
    • Morristown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Warsaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Cannon City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otisco, with the one closest to Otisco listed first.
    • Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
    • Ellendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
    • River Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
      • River Point is located in Steele County
    • Steele Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
    • Owatonna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pratt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
    • Havana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Steele County
    • Medford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Steele County
    • Blooming Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
      • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <2>
    • Rice Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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

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

Cemeteries Near Otisco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otisco.

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

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

  • Vista Covenant Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vista Covenant Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vista Covenant Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vista Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vista Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vista Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otisco Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otisco - Lemond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otisco - Lemond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otisco - Lemond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krassin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krassin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krassin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brase Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brase Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brase 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Otisco had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • New Richland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
    • New Richland is located in Waseca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <2>
  • Lemond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
    • Lemond is located in Steele County
  • Waseca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
    • Waseca is located in Waseca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <2>
  • Meriden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
    • Meriden is located in Steele County
  • Bath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Freeborn County
  • Alma City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
    • Alma City is located in Waseca County
  • Palmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Waseca County
  • Hartland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • River Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • River Point is located in Steele County
  • Steele Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
    • Steele Center is located in Steele County
  • Deerfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Steele County
  • Janesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Janesville is located in Waseca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
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    • Freeborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
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    • Clinton Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
      • Clinton Falls is located in Steele County

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

Newspapers Published in Otisco ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otisco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otisco, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Otisco.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Otisco:

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

The official website for Waseca County: www.co.waseca.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>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 Otisco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Otisco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Otisco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9786, Longitude: -93.5022       In this case, the coordinates for Otisco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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