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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 Saint Benedict (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 Saint Benedict. 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 Saint Benedict ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Benedict: St. Benedict

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Saint Benedict is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice & Sibley.

Below are the counties that are near Saint Benedict. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Benedict:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Saint Benedict)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • New Prague
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • Saint Patrick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Jordan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Belle Plaine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Marystown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marystown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • New Market
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <1>
    • Credit River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Prior Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko New Market
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Elko
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
  • Blue Earth County
    • Madison Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <1>
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Carver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gotha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gotha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
    • Chaska
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dahlgren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dahlgren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
    • Assumption
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
    • Cologne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Cologne is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <1>
    • Hazeltine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
    • Chanhassen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chanhassen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanhassen
      • Chanhassen is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanhassen <1>
    • Hamburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Hydes Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hydes Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
    • Norwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Norwood Young America
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Lakeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Eureka Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Burnsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <1>
    • Castle Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Farmington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Apple Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
      • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <1>
    • Waterford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • Nicols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
    • Eagan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
      • Eagan is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <1>
    • Coates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Rosemount
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
      • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <1>
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Stanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • Dennison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Eden Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Excelsior
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonifacius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonifacius
      • Saint Bonifacius is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonifacius <1>
    • Shorewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
      • Shorewood is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <1>
    • Tonka Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonka Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Deephaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deephaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephaven
      • Deephaven is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,898 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deephaven <1>
    • Minnetrista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnetrista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetrista
      • Minnetrista is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetrista <1>
    • Mound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Spring Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Edina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <1>
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Heidelberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Saint Thomas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Le Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
      • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <1>
    • Le Sueur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cordova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Kilkenny
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ottawa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
    • Waterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <1>
    • Greenland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Plato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
      • Plato is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <1>
    • Glencoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Sweden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Lonsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
      • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <1>
    • Webster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Trondjem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Millersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Dundas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Northfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Warsaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Morristown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cannon City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Henderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Green Isle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Isle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Isle
      • Green Isle is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Isle <1>
    • Arlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gaylord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • New Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
      • New Auburn is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Auburn <1>
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Benedict, with the one closest to Saint Benedict listed first.
    • Elysian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Palmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Benedict ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Benedict.

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 Saint Benedict covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spirit Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pomeranian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomeranian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomeranian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church of the Transfiguration Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Saint Benedict in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Benedict.

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

  • Union Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Scott County
  • New Prague
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Patrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
  • Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Heidelberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Lydia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Lydia is located in Scott County
  • Cedar Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • Saint Thomas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • East Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • East Union is located in Carver County
  • Marystown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marystown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Marystown is located in Scott County
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
  • Montgomery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Wheatland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Rice County
    • Merriam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
      • Merriam is located in Scott County
    • New Market
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Benedict. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Benedict.

Newspapers Published in Saint Benedict ...

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 208 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Benedict.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Benedict, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Benedict.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Saint Benedict:

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

The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Saint Benedict, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Saint Benedict) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Benedict. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5880, Longitude: -93.6138       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Benedict have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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