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 Sherburn (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 Sherburn. 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 Sherburn ...
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.
Another variation: Sherburne.
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 doctors and 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.
Sherburn is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Emmet (IA), Kossuth (IA), Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson & Watonwan.
Below are the counties that are near Sherburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherburn:
- Martin County (The home county of Sherburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Trimont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ceylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ormsby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Northrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Truman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Granada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blue Earth County
- Willow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Cottonwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Mountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Windom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Huntley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Winnebago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Alpha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sioux Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Okabena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Watonwan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Odin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Butterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Saint James
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Grogan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Darfur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- La Salle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Dickinson County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Superior
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Spirit Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Terril
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Arnolds Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okoboji
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wahpeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- West Okoboji
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Emmet County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Dolliver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estherville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gruver
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Wallingford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Hoprig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Ringsted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Swea City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Palo Alto County (IA)
- Graettinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherburn, see our County-by-County Page for Sherburn.
Cemeteries Near Sherburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherburn.
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 Sherburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Sherburne City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lone Cedar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Welcome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Fremont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Belt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Half Moon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sherburn had a population of 316 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sherburn had a population of 1,078 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherburn, with the one closest to Sherburn listed first.
- Dunnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Fairmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dolliver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Superior
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Estherville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- South Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Butterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Mountain Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherburn.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sherburn ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherburn.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sherburn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sherburn and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sherburn.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Sherburn.
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 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 Sherburn:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Cottonwood County
- Faribault County
- Jackson County
- Watonwan County
- Dickinson County
- Emmet County
- Kossuth County
- Palo Alto County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sherburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sherburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |