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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 Riverbend Estates (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 Riverbend Estates. 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 Riverbend Estates ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Riverbend Estates: Riverbend Ests.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Riverbend Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverbend Estates.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Nicollet County     (The home county of Riverbend Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Estates, with the one closest to Riverbend Estates listed first.
    • North Mankato
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oshawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • Nicollet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Peter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Courtland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Sweden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Lafayette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Estates, with the one closest to Riverbend Estates listed first.
    • Mankato
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Rapidan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
    • Eagle Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Judson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Madison Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Clair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Lake Crystal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beauford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
    • Good Thunder
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Smiths Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
    • Vernon Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Estates, with the one closest to Riverbend Estates listed first.
    • Searles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Searles is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
    • New Ulm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanska
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Essig
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Faribault County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Estates, with the one closest to Riverbend Estates listed first.
    • Minnesota Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Delavan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Delavan is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Easton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Winnebago
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Estates, with the one closest to Riverbend Estates listed first.
    • Kasota
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marysburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Greenland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Cleveland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Cordova
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Le Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Le Sueur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Waterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kilkenny
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • 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
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice County
    • Morristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Estates, with the one closest to Riverbend Estates listed first.
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gaylord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Winthrop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Estates, with the one closest to Riverbend Estates listed first.
    • Janesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elysian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Alma City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
    • Palmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Waldorf
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Waseca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Wilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Watonwan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Estates, with the one closest to Riverbend Estates listed first.
    • Madelia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Grogan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
    • La Salle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Godahl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl

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

Cemeteries Near Riverbend Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverbend Estates.

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 Riverbend Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sibley Mound Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grand View Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodland Hills Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mankato Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Belgrade Swedish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Good Counsel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Minneopa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Belgrade Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holberg Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kern's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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 Riverbend Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverbend Estates.

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

  • Mankato
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Rapidan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
  • Eagle Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kasota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Judson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
  • Oshawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
  • Lake Crystal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Saint Clair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Nicollet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Thunder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Beauford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
    • Marysburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Saint Peter
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Riverbend Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverbend Estates.

Newspapers Published in Riverbend Estates ...

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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverbend Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverbend Estates, 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 Riverbend Estates.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Riverbend Estates:

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 Riverbend Estates, 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- Riverbend Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.