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 Campbell (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 Campbell. 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 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.
Campbell is located in Wilkin 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 Wilkin County: Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Traverse, Cass (ND) & Richland (ND).
Below are the counties that are near Campbell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Campbell:
- Wilkin County (The home county of Campbell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Tenney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Childs is located in Wilkin County
- Doran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Foxhome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Breckenridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Wendell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norcross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Elbow Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Herman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Barrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Ashby is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <3>
- Erdahl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Otter Tail County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Western
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Western. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- Fergus Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <3>
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rothsay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
- Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <3>
- Underwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Underwood is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <3>
- Erhard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erhard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhard
- Erhard is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erhard <3>
- Traverse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Tintah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Charlesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Wheaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- 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 <3>
- Dumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Richland County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wahpeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <3>
- Oswald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Great Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <3>
- Dwight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Fairview Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
- Fairview Junction is located in Richland County (ND)
- Hankinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mooreton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galchutt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
- Galchutt is located in Richland County (ND)
- Mantador
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantador
- Mantador is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantador <3>
- Abercrombie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <3>
- Roberts County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Rosholt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <3>
- New Effington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Effington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington
- New Effington is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Effington <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Campbell, see our County-by-County Page for Campbell.
Cemeteries Near Campbell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campbell.
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 Campbell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sticklestad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sticklestad Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sticklestad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Galls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Galls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Galls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Vukku Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vukku Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vukku Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- 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.
- Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Western Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Western Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairmount Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Western Presbyterian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- Immanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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.
- Foxhome Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foxhome Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foxhome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sharon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Campbell had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Campbell had a population of 152 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Tenney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Childs is located in Wilkin County
- Tintah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Doran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Tyler is located in Richland County (ND)
- Everdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everdell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
- Everdell is located in Wilkin County
- Western
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Western. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Breckenridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wahpeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <3>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oswald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- French
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- French is located in Otter Tail County
- Sonora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Sonora is located in Richland County (ND)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campbell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campbell.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Campbell ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campbell.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Campbell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Campbell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Campbell.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Campbell.
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 helpful 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 Campbell:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Wilkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Otter Tail County
- Traverse County
- Richland County
- Roberts County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Campbell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilkin County: www.co.wilkin.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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Campbell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Campbell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Campbell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0975, Longitude: -96.4055 In this case, the coordinates for Campbell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |