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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 George (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 George. 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 George ...

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.

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

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

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 doctors and hospitals 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 George is located in Nicollet 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 Nicollet County: Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Renville & Sibley.

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

  • Nicollet County     (The home county of Saint George)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Lafayette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Courtland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Sweden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • New Sweden is also located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Nicollet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicollet is also located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <1>
    • Oshawa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Oshawa is also located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • Saint Peter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • North Mankato
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Judson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Lake Crystal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Rapidan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
    • Skyline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Essig
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Ulm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleepy Eye
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Searles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Searles is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
    • Iberia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Iberia is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
    • Evan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Hanska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cobden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Leavenworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Comfrey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Kasota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Fernando
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
    • Stewart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Brownton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sumter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Redwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Morgan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Morgan is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Clements
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Clements is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • North Redwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
    • Redwood Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Morton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hector
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Gibbon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Winthrop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaylord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Watonwan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint George, with the one closest to Saint George listed first.
    • Godahl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
    • La Salle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Madelia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Grogan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
    • Darfur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Saint James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Saint George ...

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

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 George - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. George Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • West Newton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Ulm Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Ulm City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Current Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salem Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clear Lake Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clear Lake Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Loffelmacher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Gregory Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Essig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Ulm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sleepy Eye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Courtland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bernadotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bernadotte is also located in Nicollet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
  • Iberia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Iberia is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
  • Winthrop
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Linden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Evan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Evan is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Hanska
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • New Sweden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • New Sweden is also located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Cobden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Leavenworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth

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

Newspapers Published in Saint George ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint George.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint George, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint George.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Saint George:

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 George, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint George) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.