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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 Storden (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 Storden. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Storden is located in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County: Brown, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Redwood & Watonwan.

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

  • Cottonwood County     (The home county of Storden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storden, with the one closest to Storden listed first.
    • Westbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jeffers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Windom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <1>
    • Bingham Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storden, with the one closest to Storden listed first.
    • Comfrey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Springfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Leavenworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storden, with the one closest to Storden listed first.
    • Wilder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Heron Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Okabena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storden, with the one closest to Storden listed first.
    • Tracy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Garvin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Garvin is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Amiret
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Balaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storden, with the one closest to Storden listed first.
    • Dovray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Avoca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Avoca is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Currie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fulda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Lakes is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
    • Slayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Iona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hadley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lowville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lowville is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Nobles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storden, with the one closest to Storden listed first.
    • Dundee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dundee is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Kinbrae
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Reading
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Reading is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Redwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storden, with the one closest to Storden listed first.
    • Revere
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lamberton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wabasso
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lucan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clements
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Clements is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Milroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaforth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Watonwan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storden, with the one closest to Storden listed first.
    • Darfur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Butterfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people

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

Cemeteries Near Storden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Storden.

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

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

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Storden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Amo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • United Amo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Westbrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Highwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Old German Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (130 more) ...
    • Our Saviors Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Delft Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 in 1895, Storden had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Storden had a population of 204 people.

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

  • Westbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Revere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lamberton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lime Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lime Creek is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
  • Dundee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Wilder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Windom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <1>
  • Sanborn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinbrae
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Heron Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Bingham Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Storden ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Storden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Storden, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Storden.

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 websites either 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 Storden:

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