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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 Revere (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 Revere. 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.

Revere is located in Redwood 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 Redwood County: Brown, Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray, Renville & Yellow Medicine.

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

  • Redwood County     (The home county of Revere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Lamberton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wanda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanborn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lucan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wabasso
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Milroy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaforth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clements
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Clements is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Vesta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Vesta is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Morgan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Morgan is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Redwood Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Comfrey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cobden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Evan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Leavenworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Cottonwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Storden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Westbrook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jeffers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Bingham Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Windom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <1>
    • Mountain Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Wilder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wilder is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Heron Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Tracy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Amiret
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
    • Garvin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Garvin is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Balaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Marshall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Russell is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Cottonwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Dovray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dovray is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • The Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lakes is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
    • Currie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Avoca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Avoca is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Slayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fulda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lowville is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Hadley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hadley is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Iona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nobles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Dundee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dundee is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Kinbrae
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Renville County
    • Morton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Watonwan County
    • Darfur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Yellow Medicine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Echo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>
    • Wood Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people

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

Cemeteries Near Revere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Revere.

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 Revere - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lamberton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Hero Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Westbrook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Highwater Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Germantown Evangelical United Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Gales Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsonville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Revere had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Revere had a population of 88 people.

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

  • Lamberton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sanborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Westbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Storden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Tracy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Amiret
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Amiret is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
  • Currie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Vesta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Garvin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Garvin is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Avoca
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Comfrey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lime Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lime Creek is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
    • Gilfillan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan

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

Newspapers Published in Revere ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Revere.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Revere, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Revere.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Revere:

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>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.
<3>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 Revere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Revere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.