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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 Smiths Mill (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 Smiths Mill. 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 Smiths Mill ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Smiths Mill: Smiths Ml. (or less commonly used: Smiths Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Smiths Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Smiths Mill may originally have been Smith's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Smiths Mill might be written as Smith Mill.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Smiths Mill is primarily located in Blue Earth County. A portion of Smiths Mill extends into Waseca 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 Blue Earth County: Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Waseca & Watonwan.

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

  • Blue Earth County     (The home county of Smiths Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Saint Clair
      (5 miles [8 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>
    • Eagle Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Pemberton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Mankato
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <3>
    • Skyline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Rapidan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
    • Good Thunder
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Thunder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Thunder
      • Good Thunder is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Thunder <3>
    • Mapleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
    • Judson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
    • Lake Crystal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Vernon Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
      • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Faribault County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Minnesota Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
      • Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <3>
    • Easton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Wells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
    • Delavan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delavan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • Delavan is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Hartland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Freeborn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Greenland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Marysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Waterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Cleveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Kasota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kilkenny
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Le Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Ottawa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
    • Lexington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Montgomery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Le Sueur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Saint Thomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • North Mankato
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
      • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <3>
    • Saint Peter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oshawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
    • Nicollet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
      • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <3>
    • New Sweden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Courtland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Morristown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Warsaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lonsdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Millersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Trondjem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Cannon City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Union Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • New Prague
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sibley County
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Medford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
    • Owatonna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
    • Steele Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
    • Ellendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <3>
    • River Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Janesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Elysian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
    • Waseca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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>
    • Waldorf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Wilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
    • New Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
      • New Richland is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Smiths Mill ...

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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smiths Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smiths Mill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smiths Mill.

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 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 Smiths Mill:

Cemeteries Near Smiths Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smiths Mill.

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

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

  • Smith's Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith's Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith's Mill Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
  • Janesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenland Cemetery
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
  • Eagle Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Burgess Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
    • Tivoli Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tivoli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tivoli Cemetery
    • Marysburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

  • Janesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Saint Clair
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Madison Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Greenland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
  • Elysian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Marysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
  • Alma City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
    • Alma City is located in Waseca County
  • Mankato
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
    • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <3>
  • Palmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Waseca County
  • Waterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Beauford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
    • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cleveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Waseca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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>
    • Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County

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

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

The official website for Blue Earth County: www.co.blue-earth.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smiths Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smiths Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1377, Longitude: -93.7680       In this case, the coordinates for Smiths Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Smiths Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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