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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 Veseli (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 Veseli. 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 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.

Veseli is located in Rice 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 Rice County: Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, Steele & Waseca.

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

  • Rice County     (The home county of Veseli)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Wheatland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Lonsdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trondjem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Webster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Dundas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Northfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cannon City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
    • Faribault
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Morristown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Nerstrand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smiths Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Carver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaska
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dahlgren
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Gotha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Hazeltine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
    • Cologne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Chanhassen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Assumption
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Victoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Waconia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hydes Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Norwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Eureka Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
    • Lakeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Farmington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Hampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Nicols
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
    • Coates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Coates is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Rosemount
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Stanton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Dennison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wangs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wangs is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
    • Cannon Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kenyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Eden Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Edina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Edina is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <1>
    • Richfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Excelsior
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Deephaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hopkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Minnetonka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Shorewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tonka Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Heidelberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Saint Thomas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Kilkenny
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cordova
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Le Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Sueur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Marysburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
  • Nicollet County
    • Saint Peter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Cedar Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Saint Patrick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • New Market
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Prague
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elko New Market
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Elko
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Credit River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Prior Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marystown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Belle Plaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Henderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Isle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele County
    • Medford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veseli, with the one closest to Veseli listed first.
    • Elysian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Palmer is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Janesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waseca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Veseli ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Veseli.

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

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (263 more) ...
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fish Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<4>

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

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

  • Wheatland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wheatland is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Trondjem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
  • Saint Patrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • New Market
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Prague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Heidelberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Millersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Hazelwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hazelwood is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Lydia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lydia is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shieldsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Shieldsville is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
    • Union Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Doyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle

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

Newspapers Published in Veseli ...

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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Veseli.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Veseli, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Veseli.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Veseli:

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>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Veseli) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Veseli, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.