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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 Vlasaty (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 Vlasaty. 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 doctors and 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.

Vlasaty is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice & Steele.

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

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Vlasaty)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vlasaty, with the one closest to Vlasaty listed first.
    • Dodge Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hayfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
    • Kasson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mantorville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Claremont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • West Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fillmore County
    • Spring Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vlasaty, with the one closest to Vlasaty listed first.
    • Hollandale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Clarks Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Hayward
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vlasaty, with the one closest to Vlasaty listed first.
    • Roscoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Pine Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenyon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wanamingo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Zumbrota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hader
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
  • Mower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vlasaty, with the one closest to Vlasaty listed first.
    • Waltham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sargeant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sargeant is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Brownsdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lansing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lansing is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Renova ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Renova is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Dexter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mapleview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mapleview is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Elkton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Grand Meadow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Racine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Varco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Varco is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vlasaty, with the one closest to Vlasaty listed first.
    • Rock Dell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
    • Shanty Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
    • Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Byron is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <1>
    • Post Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
    • Genoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • High Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • High Forest is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
    • Rochester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stewartville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Oronoco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Simpson is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Predmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Predmore is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
    • Potsdam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Viola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Viola is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vlasaty, with the one closest to Vlasaty listed first.
    • Moland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Moland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
    • Walcott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Walcott is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Nerstrand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
    • Faribault
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vlasaty, with the one closest to Vlasaty listed first.
    • Blooming Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Union is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Pratt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Havana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Havana is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Steele Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
    • River Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • River Point is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • Owatonna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Ellendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Medford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Wabasha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vlasaty, with the one closest to Vlasaty listed first.
    • Mazeppa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Zumbro Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waseca County
    • Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

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

Cemeteries Near Vlasaty ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vlasaty.

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

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ashland - Ripley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West St. Olaf Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • South Zumbro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Margaret Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Evanger Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (219 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • East St. Olaf Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Claremont Street Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Vlasaty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vlasaty.

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

  • Dodge Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
  • Kasson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oslo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oslo is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
  • Mantorville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wasioja
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wasioja is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
  • Claremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waltham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rock Dell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
  • Sargeant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sargeant is located in Mower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Blooming Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Bixby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bixby is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
    • West Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Vlasaty ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vlasaty.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vlasaty, 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 Vlasaty.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Vlasaty:

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