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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 Willington Grove (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 Willington Grove. 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 Willington Grove ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Willington Grove: Willington Grv.

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 doctors and 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.

Willington Grove is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Allamakee (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Fillmore, Winona, La Crosse (WI) & Vernon (WI).

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of Willington Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • Spring Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
    • Caledonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eitzen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
      • Eitzen is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Riceford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
      • Riceford is located in Houston County
    • Yucatan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yucatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County
    • Houston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
    • Reno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Houston County
    • Money Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
      • Money Creek is located in Houston County
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Hokah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
      • Hokah is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <2>
    • La Crescent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crescent
      • La Crescent is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crescent <2>
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • Mabel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Fillmore County
    • Bratsberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
      • Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
    • South Rushford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
      • South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
    • Canton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Rushford Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
      • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Rushford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
      • Rushford is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <2>
    • Peterson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <2>
    • Whalan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whalan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalan
      • Whalan is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whalan <2>
    • Harmony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
    • Lanesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Granger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County
  • Winona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • Nodine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
      • Nodine is located in Winona County
    • Dakota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
      • Dakota is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Wyattville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
      • Wyattville is located in Winona County
    • Lamoille
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
      • Lamoille is located in Winona County
    • Clyde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Winona County
    • Homer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Winona County
  • Allamakee County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • Quandahl
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quandahl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Dorchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Albin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lycurgus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lycurgus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Waukon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
      • Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <2>
    • Lansing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
    • Dalby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
      • Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Rossville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Waterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Howard County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • Florenceville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
      • Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
    • Cresco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
      • Cresco is located in Howard County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <2>
  • Winneshiek County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • Highlandville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
      • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Hesper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
      • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Burr Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Decorah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
      • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <2>
    • Kendallville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Frankville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Ridgeway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <2>
  • Crawford County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • De Soto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Ferryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
      • Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • La Crosse County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
    • French Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
      • French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Shelby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Grand Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
      • Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Onalaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
    • Brice Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
      • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Barre Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
      • Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
    • Holmen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
      • Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
    • Saint Joseph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County (WI)
  • Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Trempealeau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
      • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Vernon County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willington Grove, with the one closest to Willington Grove listed first.
    • Genoa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Stoddard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Chaseburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
      • Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Purdy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Retreat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
    • Coon Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
      • Coon Valley is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people

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

Newspapers Published in Willington Grove ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willington Grove.

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

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 websites either 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 Willington Grove:

Cemeteries Near Willington Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willington Grove.

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

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

  • Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Wilmington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wilmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wilmington Cemetery
  • Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
  • Grove Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Prairie Cemetery
  • Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Old Black Hammer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Black Hammer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Black Hammer Cemetery
  • Black Hammer Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Hammer Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Hammer Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Portland Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Prairie Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Old Caledonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Caledonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Caledonia Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery

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 in 1895, Willington Grove had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Wilmington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Houston County
  • Spring Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
  • Black Hammer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
    • Black Hammer is located in Houston County
  • Bee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bee is located in Houston County
  • Caledonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Houston County
  • Newhouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
    • Newhouse is located in Houston County
  • Eitzen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
    • Eitzen is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Riceford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
    • Riceford is located in Houston County
  • Quandahl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quandahl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Dorchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Yucatan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yucatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
    • Yucatan is located in Houston County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mabel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Highlandville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
      • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Freeburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Freeburg is located in Houston County

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

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

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>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- Willington Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willington Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5783, Longitude: -91.5790       In this case, the coordinates for Willington Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Willington Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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