Our Genealogy Helper
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 Roscoe Center (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 Roscoe Center. 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 Roscoe Center ...
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 Roscoe Center: Roscoe Ctr. (or less commonly used: Roscoe Cen., Roscoe Cent. or Roscoe Cntr.)
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 northwest 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 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.
Roscoe Center is located in Goodhue 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 Goodhue County: Dakota, Dodge, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Pepin (WI) & Pierce (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Roscoe Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roscoe Center:
- Goodhue County (The home county of Roscoe Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Zumbrota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Wanamingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hader
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Goodhue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Kenyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Bellechester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Wangs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Dennison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Miesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- New Trier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Trier is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Waterford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Vermillion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- West Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mantorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dodge Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Hayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Oronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Post Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Potsdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Shanty Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Viola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Simpson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Predmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- High Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Eyota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Moland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Nerstrand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Walcott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Cannon City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Northfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faribault
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Rice Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Havana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Medford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Owatonna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Wabasha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Mazeppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zumbro Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Jarrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pepin County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Stockholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lakeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Hager City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Bay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Maiden Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roscoe Center, see our County-by-County Page for Roscoe Center.
Cemeteries Near Roscoe Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roscoe Center.
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 Roscoe Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roscoe Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Stordahl Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Synod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Land Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zumbrota Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Free Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Comstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelsey Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Wanamingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Roscoe Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roscoe Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roscoe Center, with the one closest to Roscoe Center listed first.
- Roscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Zumbrota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Wanamingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Hader
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- White Willow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Willow is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mazeppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Skyberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
- Goodhue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Oronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roscoe Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roscoe Center.
Newspapers Published in Roscoe Center ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roscoe Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roscoe Center, 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 Roscoe Center.
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 helpful 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 Roscoe Center:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Goodhue County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dakota County
- Dodge County
- Olmsted County
- Rice County
- Steele County
- Wabasha County
- Pepin County
- Pierce County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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 Roscoe Center, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roscoe Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |