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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 Browerville (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 Browerville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.

Browerville is located in Todd 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 Todd County: Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns & Wadena.

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

  • Todd County     (The home county of Browerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browerville, with the one closest to Browerville listed first.
    • Clarissa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clotho
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
    • Eagle Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pillsbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Philbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Philbrook is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
    • Bertha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burtrum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grey Eagle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Staples
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hewitt is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • West Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Cass County
    • Pillager
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crow Wing County
    • Fort Ripley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browerville, with the one closest to Browerville listed first.
    • Rose City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rose City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Belle River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Belle River is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Osakis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Miltona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Carlos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Nelson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Alexandria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browerville, with the one closest to Browerville listed first.
    • Cushing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Swanville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Randall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Flensburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Motley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sobieski
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Upsala
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Belle Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
    • Little Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bowlus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Tail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browerville, with the one closest to Browerville listed first.
    • Parkers Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wadena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <1>
    • Deer Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Pope County
    • Westport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westport is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browerville, with the one closest to Browerville listed first.
    • Sauk Centre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Rosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Freeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Anthony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Holdingford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wadena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browerville, with the one closest to Browerville listed first.
    • Aldrich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Verndale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Browerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browerville.

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

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Weitemier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodmans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Freemans Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Freemans Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Eagle Bend Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Browerville had a population of 86 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Browerville had a population of 744 people.

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

  • Clarissa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clotho
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clotho is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
  • Eagle Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
  • Pillsbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
  • Cushing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Little Sauk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
  • Swanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Philbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Philbrook is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
  • Bertha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Burtrum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Randall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Belle River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Belle River is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Browerville ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browerville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Browerville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Browerville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Browerville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Browerville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Browerville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Browerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Browerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.