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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 Carlos (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 Carlos. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Carlos is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens & Todd.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Carlos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlos, with the one closest to Carlos listed first.
    • Belle River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle River is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Miltona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Nelson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Alexandria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Osakis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Forada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Millerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Millerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Brandon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Holmes City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
    • Evansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Melby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Melby is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlos, with the one closest to Carlos listed first.
    • Hoffman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Erdahl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
    • Ashby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Barrett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Thorsborg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
  • Otter Tail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlos, with the one closest to Carlos listed first.
    • Parkers Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Urbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Vining
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Henning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Nirvana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Clitherall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Battle Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlos, with the one closest to Carlos listed first.
    • Villard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Westport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Westport is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Farwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Lowry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Long Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Grove Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
    • Sedan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sedan is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Starbuck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlos, with the one closest to Carlos listed first.
    • Sauk Centre
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carlos, with the one closest to Carlos listed first.
    • Clotho
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
    • West Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Eagle Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarissa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Prairie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Browerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Browerville is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Bertha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hewitt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hewitt is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Grey Eagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pillsbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Burtrum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Carlos ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlos.

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

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

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

  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carlos Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fahlun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spruce Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Free Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Charley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kinkead Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkead Cemetery
    • The Kinkead Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kinkaid Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82630 <3>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Lake Ida Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Scribbner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

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

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

  • Belle River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle River is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
  • Miltona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nelson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nelson is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Osakis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leaf Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
  • Clotho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clotho is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
  • Parkers Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Millerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Millerville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Brandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Holmes City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Villard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Westport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Westport is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people

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

Newspapers Published in Carlos ...

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 Carlos.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carlos, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carlos.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Carlos:

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>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- Carlos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Carlos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.