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 Bertha (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 Bertha. 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 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.
Bertha is located in Todd 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 Todd County: Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns & Wadena.
Below are the counties that are near Bertha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bertha:
- Todd County (The home county of Bertha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Hewitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Eagle Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
- Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <2>
- Clarissa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
- Clarissa is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <2>
- Staples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
- Staples is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <2>
- Philbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Philbrook is located in Todd County
- Browerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Clotho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Long Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
- Long Prairie is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <2>
- Pillsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pillsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Ellis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Cass County
- Pillager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
- Pillager is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <2>
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Rose City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Rose City is located in Douglas County
- Miltona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
- Miltona is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <2>
- Belle River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Belle River is located in Douglas County
- Carlos
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Carlos is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <2>
- Osakis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Nelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <2>
- Morrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Morrison County
- Motley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Motley is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Motley <2>
- Cushing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Randall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Tail County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parkers Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Henning
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
- Henning is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
- Leaf City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
- Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
- New York Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vining
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Urbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
- Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Nirvana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
- Davies
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
- Davies is located in Otter Tail County
- Ottertail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
- Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <2>
- Wadena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Verndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aldrich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Aldrich is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sebeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
- Sebeka is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <2>
- Nimrod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bertha, see our County-by-County Page for Bertha.
Cemeteries Near Bertha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bertha.
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 Bertha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion & St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bonar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandinavian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Wrightstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrightstown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrightstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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, Bertha had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bertha had a population of 481 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bertha, with the one closest to Bertha listed first.
- Hewitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Wrightstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Eagle Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
- Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <2>
- Aldrich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Aldrich is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Verndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarissa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
- Clarissa is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <2>
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parkers Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
- Staples is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <2>
- Deer Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Browerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Philbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Philbrook is located in Todd County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Clotho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Miltona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
- Miltona is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bertha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bertha.
Newspapers Published in Bertha ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bertha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bertha, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bertha.
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 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 Bertha:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Todd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Douglas County
- Morrison County
- Otter Tail County
- Wadena County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bertha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Todd County: www.co.todd.mn.us/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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 Bertha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bertha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bertha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2666, Longitude: -95.0628 In this case, the coordinates for Bertha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |