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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 Tyler (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 Tyler. 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 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.

Tyler is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine, Brookings (SD) & Deuel (SD).

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Tyler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Arco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
      • Arco is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <2>
    • Lake Benton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ivanhoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <2>
    • Hendricks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Florence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Russell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Balaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
      • Balaton is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <2>
    • Lynd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
      • Lynd is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <2>
    • Garvin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Garvin is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Ghent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Amiret
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Minneota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Taunton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Tracy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Lake Wilson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
      • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Hadley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
      • The Lakes is located in Murray County
    • Chandler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Currie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Slayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Iona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pipestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Ruthton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Pipestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Woodstock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Pipestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
    • Pipestone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Airlie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Pipestone County
    • Edgerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Trosky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ihlen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ihlen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
      • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <2>
  • Redwood County
  • Yellow Medicine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Porter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Canby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Leo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
      • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Brookings County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Elkton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bushnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • White
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • White is located in Brookings County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <2>
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Brookings County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
  • Deuel County (SD)
    • Astoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
      • Astoria is located in Deuel County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <2>
  • Moody County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tyler, with the one closest to Tyler listed first.
    • Ward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Moody County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
    • Flandreau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flandreau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandreau
      • Flandreau is located in Moody County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flandreau <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Tyler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tyler.

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

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

  • Danebod Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Dionysius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dionysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dionysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Opdal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Opdal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Opdal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briffett Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briffett Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briffett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ruthton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruthton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruthton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danish Evangelical Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Russell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Island Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Luctor Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luctor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tyler had a population of 137 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tyler had a population of 1,058 people.

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

  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Ruthton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Burchard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
    • Burchard is located in Lyon County
  • Lake Benton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Verdi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Verdi is located in Lincoln County
  • Holland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Pipestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Current Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Current Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
    • Current Lake is located in Murray County
  • Balaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
    • Balaton is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <2>
  • Lynd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
    • Lynd is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <2>
  • Wilno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilno
    • Wilno is located in Lincoln County
  • Elkton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Moody County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
    • Cazenovia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
      • Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County
    • Woodstock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Pipestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tyler ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyler.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tyler. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tyler and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tyler.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Tyler.

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 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 Tyler:

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Tyler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tyler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tyler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2765, Longitude: -96.1351    









 

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