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 Tenmile Corner (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 Tenmile Corner. 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 Tenmile Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Tenmile Corner: Tenmile Cor. (or less commonly used: Tenmile Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Tenmile Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tenmile Corner.
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 and doctors 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.
Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan 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 Watonwan County: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson & Martin.
Below are the counties that are near Tenmile Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tenmile Corner:
- Watonwan County (The home county of Tenmile Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Corner, with the one closest to Tenmile Corner listed first.
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Madelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grogan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grogan is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- La Salle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Salle is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Godahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Godahl is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Butterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Darfur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Darfur is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Blue Earth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Corner, with the one closest to Tenmile Corner listed first.
- Willow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Vernon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Former name for Vernon Center:
- Vernon Centre
- Lake Crystal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Thunder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Judson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Rapidan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Skyline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Beauford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Mapleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mankato
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Corner, with the one closest to Tenmile Corner listed first.
- Hanska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Searles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Searles is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
- Iberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- New Ulm
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Essig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Comfrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Eye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Cottonwood County
- Mountain Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Corner, with the one closest to Tenmile Corner listed first.
- Huntley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Winnebago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Blue Earth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Corner, with the one closest to Tenmile Corner listed first.
- Truman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Northrop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ormsby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Granada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trimont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sherburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nicollet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tenmile Corner, with the one closest to Tenmile Corner listed first.
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nicollet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Mankato
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oshawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tenmile Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Tenmile Corner.
Cemeteries Near Tenmile Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tenmile Corner.
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 Tenmile Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tenmile Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tenmile Corner, with the one closest to Tenmile Corner listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ohio Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Faith Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Madelia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antrim - St. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Tenmile Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tenmile Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tenmile Corner, with the one closest to Tenmile Corner listed first.
- Madelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grogan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grogan is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- South Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Branch is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Willow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nashville Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Former name for Nashville Center:
- Nashville Centre
- Hanska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vernon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Former name for Vernon Center:
- Vernon Centre
- Lake Crystal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is also located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Good Thunder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sterling Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Former name for Sterling Center:
- Sterling Centre
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tenmile Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tenmile Corner.
Newspapers Published in Tenmile Corner ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tenmile Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tenmile Corner, 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 Tenmile Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tenmile Corner:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Watonwan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Brown County
- Cottonwood County
- Faribault County
- Martin County
- Nicollet 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 Tenmile Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tenmile Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |