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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 Alberta (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 Alberta. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Alberta is located in Stevens 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 Stevens County: Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Swift & Traverse.

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

  • Stevens County     (The home county of Alberta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Morris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chokio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chokio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokio
      • Chokio is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chokio <1>
    • Donnelly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hancock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Johnson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Graceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <1>
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Correll
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
      • Correll is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Barry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Odessa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Odessa is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <1>
    • Ortonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
      • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <1>
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Kensington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmes City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Herman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Norcross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
      • Norcross is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Hoffman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Elbow Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Erdahl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
  • Lac qui Parle County
    • Louisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Cyrus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
      • Cyrus is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <1>
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Farwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Starbuck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lowry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <1>
    • Long Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Swift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Clontarf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
      • Clontarf is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <1>
    • Holloway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Holloway is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Danvers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Appleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton <1>
    • Benson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberta, with the one closest to Alberta listed first.
    • Collis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Collis is located in Traverse County
    • Dumont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Wheaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <1>
    • Charlesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
      • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
  • Grant County (SD)
    • Big Stone City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone City
      • Big Stone City is located in Grant County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone City <1>
  • Roberts County (SD)
    • Shady Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
      • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)

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

Newspapers Published in Alberta ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alberta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alberta, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alberta.

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 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 Alberta:

Cemeteries Near Alberta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alberta.

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

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

  • Pepperton Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pepperton Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pepperton Methodist Cemetery
  • Frog Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frog Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frog Lake Cemetery
  • Chokio Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chokio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chokio Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Summit Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Theresia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresia Cemetery
  • Lundberg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lundberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lundberg Cemetery
  • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery
  • Vinger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinger Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Kirkegaarden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkegaarden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkegaarden 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>

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

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

  • Morris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chokio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chokio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokio
    • Chokio is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chokio <1>
  • Donnelly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
    • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Johnson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Fairfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Swift County
  • Hancock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cyrus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
    • Cyrus is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <1>
  • Herman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Herman is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Collis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
    • Collis is located in Traverse County
  • Graceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
    • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <1>
  • Clinton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dumont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Dumont is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Norcross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
      • Norcross is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Hoffman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clontarf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
      • Clontarf is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <1>

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

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.mn.us/

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

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 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.
<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- Alberta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alberta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5732, Longitude: -96.0477    
<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 Alberta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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