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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 Saint Bonifacius (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 Bonifacius. 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 Bonifacius ...

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 Saint Bonifacius: St. Bonifacius

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Bonifacius. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Bonifacius.

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.

Saint Bonifacius is located in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne & Wright.

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

  • Hennepin County     (The home county of Saint Bonifacius)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Minnetrista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Spring Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tonka Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Crystal Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
    • Excelsior
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Shorewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Maple Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orono
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Orono is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
    • Greenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Anoka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fridley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Coon Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • Coon Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramsey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Lake Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Victoria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waconia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Watertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hydes Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Mayer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hazeltine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
    • Cologne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dahlgren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Chanhassen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chaska
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazelton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hazelton is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Hollywood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Nicols
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
    • Apple Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Eagan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Eagan is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <1>
    • Mendota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mendota Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lilydale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lilydale is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Lakeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Saint Thomas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Heidelberg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Lester Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Winsted
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Plato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glencoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Biscay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Biscay is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Sumter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Hutchinson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Meeker County
    • Dassel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Lauderdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
    • Falcon Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • New Brighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mounds View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arden Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Marystown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Shakopee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Belle Plaine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Prior Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Savage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Credit River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Saint Patrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Union Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • New Prague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • New Market
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Big Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Elk River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Green Isle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • New Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Bonifacius, with the one closest to Saint Bonifacius listed first.
    • Delano
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rockford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Howard Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Michael
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rassat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
    • Smith Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
    • Albertville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Albright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Albright is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Bonifacius ...

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

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 Saint Bonifacius - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 in 1895, Saint Bonifacius had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Bonifacius had a population of 2,345 people.

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

  • Minnetrista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coney Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Coney Island is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
  • Waconia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Victoria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Watertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Augusta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Augusta is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Hazeltine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
  • Excelsior
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Minnetonka Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Maple Plain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Delano
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cologne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dahlgren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Bonifacius ...

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 349 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Bonifacius.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saint Bonifacius. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saint Bonifacius and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saint Bonifacius.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Saint Bonifacius.

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 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 Saint Bonifacius:

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 Saint Bonifacius, 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 from Point A (ie- Saint Bonifacius) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.