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 Truman (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 Truman. 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 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.
Truman is located in Martin County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Martin County: Emmet (IA), Kossuth (IA), Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson & Watonwan.
Below are the counties that are near Truman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Truman:
- Martin County (The home county of Truman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- Northrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Granada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ormsby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trimont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sherburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Blue Earth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- Willow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lake Crystal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Thunder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rapidan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Beauford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Judson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Skyline
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- Hanska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Searles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Searles is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
- Comfrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- Mountain Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bingham Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Winnebago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delavan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Blue Earth
(21 miles [33.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Elmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Dell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Minnesota Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frost
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- Alpha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Nicollet County
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Watonwan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Grogan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Odin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- La Salle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Butterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Godahl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Darfur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Emmet County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- Dolliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Truman, see our County-by-County Page for Truman.
Cemeteries Near Truman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Truman.
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 Truman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Truman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antrim - St. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Horicon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- True Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barvel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nashville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waverly Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- North Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Truman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Truman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Truman, with the one closest to Truman listed first.
- Nashville Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- South Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Willow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Fairmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grogan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Odin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vernon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Sherburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Truman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Truman.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Truman ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Truman.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Truman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Truman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Truman.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Truman.
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 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 Truman:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Brown County
- Cottonwood County
- Faribault County
- Jackson County
- Nicollet County
- Watonwan County
- Emmet 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 Truman, 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- Truman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |