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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 Shieldsville (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 Shieldsville. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Shieldsville is located in Rice 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 Rice County: Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, Steele & Waseca.

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

  • Rice County     (The home county of Shieldsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Lonsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Trondjem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morristown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cannon City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Dundas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Webster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Northfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nerstrand
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Moland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Smiths Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
    • Eagle Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
      • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <3>
    • Saint Clair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <3>
    • Pemberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Carver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Chaska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Gotha
      (30 miles [48.3 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Castle Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Eureka Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Lakeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Randolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Farmington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Burnsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • New Trier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Coates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Vermillion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • West Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Claremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Dennison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stanton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
    • Kenyon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cannon Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Hader
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Wanamingo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Kilkenny
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Montgomery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Heidelberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Cordova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Lexington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Le Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Saint Thomas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
    • Greenland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Marysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Le Sueur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Nicollet County
    • Saint Peter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Elko New Market
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • New Market
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • New Prague
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Saint Patrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Union Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • Credit River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Prior Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Marystown
      (25 miles [40.2 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Belle Plaine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley County
    • Henderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Medford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Owatonna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Havana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Steele County
    • Rice Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Pratt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
    • Steele Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
    • River Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
      • River Point is located in Steele County
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
    • Palmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
    • Elysian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waseca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
      • Waseca is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <3>
    • Janesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <3>
    • Wilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County
    • Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
    • Alma City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County

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

Cemeteries Near Shieldsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shieldsville.

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lawrence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83380 <4>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82928 <4>
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kilkenny.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178144 <4>
  • Cordova Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cordova Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cordova Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gregor Farm Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Horseshoe Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horseshoe Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horseshoe Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park 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.<6>

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

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

  • Millersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Wheatland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Rice County
  • Trondjem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
  • Kilkenny
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Warsaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Rice County
  • Faribault
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Doyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
  • Morristown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dundas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Webster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Waterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hazelwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Rice County
    • Deerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Steele County
    • Northfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Shieldsville ...

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 Shieldsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shieldsville, 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 Shieldsville.

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 Shieldsville:

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

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.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>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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shieldsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shieldsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3661, Longitude: -93.4088       In this case, the coordinates for Shieldsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Shieldsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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