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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 Poor Farm Landing (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 Poor Farm Landing. 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.

Name Variations for Poor Farm Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Poor Farm Landing: Poor Farm Lndg. (or less commonly used: Poor Farm Lndng.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nicollet County: Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Renville & Sibley.

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

  • Nicollet County     (The home county of Poor Farm Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poor Farm Landing, with the one closest to Poor Farm Landing listed first.
    • Nicollet
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oshawa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • New Sweden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Courtland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Peter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Mankato
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poor Farm Landing, with the one closest to Poor Farm Landing listed first.
    • Judson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Lake Crystal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mankato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <1>
    • Skyline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Rapidan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
    • Garden City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Eagle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Good Thunder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Vernon Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Saint Clair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beauford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poor Farm Landing, with the one closest to Poor Farm Landing listed first.
    • New Ulm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Searles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Searles is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
    • Hanska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Essig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Iberia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Iberia is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
    • Sleepy Eye
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Leavenworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
    • Evan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Cobden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Carver County
    • Assumption
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poor Farm Landing, with the one closest to Poor Farm Landing listed first.
    • Kasota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Le Sueur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Marysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Le Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Saint Thomas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Lexington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Cordova
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poor Farm Landing, with the one closest to Poor Farm Landing listed first.
    • Fernando
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
    • Brownton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sumter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Stewart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Glencoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Renville County
    • Fairfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott County
    • Belle Plaine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poor Farm Landing, with the one closest to Poor Farm Landing listed first.
    • Gaylord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Winthrop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Henderson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Green Isle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poor Farm Landing, with the one closest to Poor Farm Landing listed first.
    • Elysian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Janesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Watonwan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poor Farm Landing, with the one closest to Poor Farm Landing listed first.
    • Madelia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Godahl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
    • La Salle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Grogan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
    • Lewisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Saint James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Poor Farm Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poor Farm Landing.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Poor Farm Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poor Farm Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Poor Farm Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poor Farm Landing.

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

  • Nicollet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Courtland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oshawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
  • New Sweden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Norseland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
  • Bernadotte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
  • Judson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
  • New Ulm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Kasota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rush River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rush River is located in Sibley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
  • Saint Peter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lake Crystal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ottawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Gaylord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Poor Farm Landing ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poor Farm Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poor Farm Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poor Farm Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Poor Farm Landing:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poor Farm Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poor Farm Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.