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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 Ryan (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 Ryan. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Ryan is located in Goodhue County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties 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 Ryan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ryan:

  • Goodhue County     (The home county of Ryan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
    • Belle Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
      • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
    • White Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
    • Goodhue
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
      • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <3>
    • Hader
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Zumbrota
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
      • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <3>
    • Wanamingo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellechester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellechester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
      • Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Welch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cannon Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
      • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <3>
    • Red Wing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roscoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
    • Dennison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
    • Miesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miesville
      • Miesville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miesville <3>
    • New Trier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
      • New Trier is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Randolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vermillion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <3>
    • Waterford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • Hastings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Castle Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Nininger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
      • Nininger is located in Dakota County
    • Coates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
      • Coates is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Farmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • West Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mantorville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
      • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <3>
    • Kasson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
      • Kasson is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <3>
    • Dodge Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
      • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <3>
    • Claremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <3>
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
    • Oronoco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
      • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <3>
    • Genoa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
    • Post Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
      • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <3>
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
    • Nerstrand
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Northfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Moland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
    • Dundas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <3>
    • Cannon City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Millersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
  • Steele County
    • Rice Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
  • Wabasha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
    • Mazeppa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Zumbro Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
    • Hammond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Jarrett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jarrett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
    • Millville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • Cottage Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pepin County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
    • Stockholm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Lakeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Lund
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
      • Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Barry Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
      • Barry Corner is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Pepin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
      • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Pierce County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ryan, with the one closest to Ryan listed first.
    • Hager City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
      • Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Bay City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Moeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
      • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Prescott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
    • Trimbelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trimbelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
      • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Maiden Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Ellsworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Beldenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
      • Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Morton Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
      • Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Plum City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
      • Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • River Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
      • River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
    • El Paso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • El Paso is located in Pierce County (WI)

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

Cemeteries Near Ryan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ryan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Columbkill's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbkill's Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbkill's Catholic Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Minneola Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minneola Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minneola Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jempland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jempland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jempland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Minneola German Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minneola German Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minneola German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...
    • Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vasa Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vasa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vasa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Spring Garden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ryan had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Belle Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
    • Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • White Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Goodhue County
  • Goodhue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
    • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <3>
  • Claybank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claybank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
    • Claybank is located in Goodhue County
  • Hader
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
    • Hader is located in Goodhue County
  • White Willow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
    • White Willow is located in Goodhue County
  • Vasa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vasa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vasa
    • Vasa is located in Goodhue County
  • Wastedo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wastedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastedo
    • Wastedo is located in Goodhue County
  • Wanamingo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zumbrota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
    • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <3>
  • Forest Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
    • Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Hay Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
    • Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bellechester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellechester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
      • Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Belvidere Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Mills
      • Belvidere Mills is located in Goodhue County
    • Welch
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Ryan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ryan.

Newspapers Published in Ryan ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ryan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ryan, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ryan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ryan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ryan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Ryan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Ryan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ryan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4239, Longitude: -92.7155       In this case, the coordinates for Ryan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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