Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Wykoff (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 Wykoff. 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.
Wykoff is located in Fillmore 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 Fillmore County: Howard (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Houston, Mower, Olmsted & Winona.
Below are the counties that are near Wykoff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wykoff:
- Fillmore County (The home county of Wykoff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- Fillmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carimona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ostrander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- York is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lanesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- Riceford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Yucatan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Meadow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Le Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taopi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Sargeant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Johnsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Rose Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- Stewartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Predmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- High Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eyota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Dell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Viola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Shanty Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Byron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabasha County
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Saratoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Saint Charles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Wyattville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Altura
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Florenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Lime Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Cresco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vernon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Riceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- McIntire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Meyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Winneshiek County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- Kendallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Burr Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Hesper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wykoff, see our County-by-County Page for Wykoff.
Cemeteries Near Wykoff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wykoff.
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 Wykoff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wykoff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fillmore Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Midway Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bateman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- O'Dell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loughrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wykoff had a population of 335 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wykoff had a population of 431 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wykoff, with the one closest to Wykoff listed first.
- Fillmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carimona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Cherry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Greenleafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Ostrander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Isinours
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Isinours is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isinours
- Chatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wykoff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wykoff.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wykoff ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wykoff.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wykoff. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wykoff and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wykoff.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Wykoff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wykoff:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Fillmore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Houston County
- Mower County
- Olmsted County
- Wabasha County
- Winona County
- Howard County
- Mitchell County
- Winneshiek County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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> | 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 Wykoff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wykoff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |