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 Rost (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 Rost. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Rost is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Dickinson (IA), Emmet (IA), Osceola (IA), Cottonwood, Martin, Nobles & Watonwan.
Below are the counties that are near Rost. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rost:
- Jackson County (The home county of Rost)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- Lakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Okabena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sioux Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Heron Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Wilder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Alpha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Cottonwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- Windom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Storden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Mountain Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Westbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- Dunnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sherburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trimont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- Fulda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Dovray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Iona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nobles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- Brewster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Round Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinbrae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Org
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Bigelow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Ransom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Rushmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wilmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clay County (IA)
- Fostoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Dickinson County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Spirit Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wahpeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Okoboji
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Okoboji
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Superior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Terril
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Emmet County (IA)
- Estherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Ocheyedan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Allendorf
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- May City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- May City is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Sibley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rost, see our County-by-County Page for Rost.
Cemeteries Near Rost ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rost.
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 Rost - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rost covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heron Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hersey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Rost in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rost.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rost, with the one closest to Rost listed first.
- Lakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Okabena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sioux Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Brewster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Heron Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Round Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kinbrae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Org
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Spirit Lake
(18 miles [29 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 Rost. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rost.
Newspapers Published in Rost ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rost.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rost, 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 Rost.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Rost:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cottonwood County
- Martin County
- Murray County
- Nobles County
- Clay County
- Dickinson County
- Emmet County
- Osceola 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> | 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 Rost, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rost) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |