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 Rose Creek (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 Rose Creek. 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 Rose Creek ...
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 Rose Creek: Rose Crk. (or less commonly used: Rose Ck. or Rose Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rose Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rose Creek.
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 hospitals and 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.
Rose Creek is located in Mower 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 Mower County: Howard (IA), Mitchell (IA), Worth (IA), Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn & Olmsted.
Below are the counties that are near Rose Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rose Creek:
- Mower County (The home county of Rose Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Varco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Mapleview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Taopi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Sargeant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Hayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Dodge Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fillmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Ostrander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- York is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fillmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wykoff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Freeborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Hayward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollandale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albert Lea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- High Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Rock Dell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Stewartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shanty Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Simpson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Blooming Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Ellendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Plymouth Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Rock Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Howard County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Riceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lime Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Mitchell County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Stacyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Toeterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Little Cedar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Saint Ansgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McIntire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carpenter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Osage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Worth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Bolan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kensett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Manly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rose Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Rose Creek.
Cemeteries Near Rose Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Creek.
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 Rose Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rose Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hoflanda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grand View Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sixmile Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshall Luthern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Luthern Cemetery
- The Marshall Luthern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshall Church Cemetery
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tanner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rose Creek had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rose Creek had a population of 423 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rose Creek, with the one closest to Rose Creek listed first.
- Varco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Lyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mona is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
- Renova ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Taopi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stacyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rose Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose Creek.
Newspapers Published in Rose Creek ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rose Creek.
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 Rose Creek:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Mower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Fillmore County
- Freeborn County
- Olmsted County
- Steele County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Howard County
- Mitchell County
- Worth 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 Rose Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |