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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 Red Wing (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 Red Wing. 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 northwest 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Red Wing is located in Goodhue County and is the County Seat.

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 Red Wing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Wing:

  • Goodhue County     (The home county of Red Wing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Wing, with the one closest to Red Wing listed first.
    • Frontenac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Welch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Goodhue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Bellechester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Cannon Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 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>
    • Hader
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Zumbrota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Wanamingo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • Pine Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
    • Dennison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenyon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Wing, with the one closest to Red Wing listed first.
    • Miesville
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Trier
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Vermillion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
    • Nininger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
      • Nininger is located in Dakota County
    • Hampton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Randolph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Coates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
      • Coates is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Rosemount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
      • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <2>
    • Castle Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Waterford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
  • 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>
  • Rice County
    • Nerstrand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nerstrand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerstrand
      • Nerstrand is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nerstrand <2>
  • Wabasha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Wing, with the one closest to Red Wing listed first.
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 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>
    • Mazeppa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Zumbro Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hammond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Jarrett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
    • Millville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Reads Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Wabasha
      (28 miles [45.1 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>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Wing, with the one closest to Red Wing listed first.
    • Cottage Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Marys Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
      • Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Afton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
    • Lake Saint Croix Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Saint Croix Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
      • Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Lakeland Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
      • Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Saint Paul Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
  • Buffalo County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Wing, with the one closest to Red Wing listed first.
    • Maxville
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Dunn County (WI)
    • Eau Galle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
      • Eau Galle is located in Dunn County (WI)
  • Pepin County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Wing, with the one closest to Red Wing listed first.
    • Stockholm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
      • Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Barry Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
      • Barry Corner is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Lakeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Pepin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
      • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Ella
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Arkansaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
      • Arkansaw is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Durand
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Red Wing, with the one closest to Red Wing listed first.
    • Hager City
      (2 miles [3.2 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)
    • Bay City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Moeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
      • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Maiden Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Trimbelle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimbelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
      • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Ellsworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Morton Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
      • Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • El Paso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • El Paso is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Prescott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
    • Plum City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Martell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
      • Martell is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Olivet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Saint Croix County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Wing, with the one closest to Red Wing listed first.
    • Baldwin
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Hammond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
    • Hudson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
    • Roberts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
    • Woodville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Red Wing ...

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 207 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Wing.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Red Wing. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Red Wing and those printed in the larger area surrounding Red Wing.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Red Wing.

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 Red Wing:

Cemeteries Near Red Wing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Wing.

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Trenton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trenton Cemetery
  • Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhue County Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Burnside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnside Cemetery
  • German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
  • Hay Creek German Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
  • Scherf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scherf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scherf Cemetery
  • Bay City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Messiah Episcopal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messiah Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messiah Episcopal Cemetery
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Wacouta Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacouta Cemetery
    • Wacouta Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacouta Cemetery
    • Svea Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Svea Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Svea Lutheran Cemetery

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 Red Wing had a population of 6,294 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Red Wing had a population of 16,416 people.

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

  • Hager City
    (2 miles [3.2 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)
  • Hay Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Bay City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Wacouta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Esdaile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
  • Belvidere Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Diamond Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bluff
    • Diamond Bluff is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Eggleston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggleston
    • Eggleston is located in Goodhue County
  • Moeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
    • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Vasa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vasa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vasa
    • Vasa is located in Goodhue County
  • Claybank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claybank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
    • Claybank is located in Goodhue County
  • Frontenac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Welch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Goodhue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Maiden Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people

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

The official website for Red Wing: www.red-wing.org/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Wing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Wing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5621, Longitude: -92.5452    
<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 Red Wing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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