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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 Chatham (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 Chatham. 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.

Chatham is located in Kittson 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 Kittson County: Marshall, Roseau, Pembina (ND) & Walsh (ND).

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

  • Kittson County     (The home county of Chatham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham, with the one closest to Chatham listed first.
    • Hallock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Hallock is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <2>
    • Kennedy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <2>
    • Donaldson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Lake Bronson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lancaster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
    • Halma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halma
      • Halma is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halma <2>
    • Humboldt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Deerwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
    • Karlstad
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlstad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlstad
      • Karlstad is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karlstad <2>
    • Saint Vincent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
      • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Noyes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
      • Noyes is located in Kittson County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham, with the one closest to Chatham listed first.
    • Stephen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
      • Stephen is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <2>
    • Englund
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englund have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
      • Englund is located in Marshall County
    • Argyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Strandquist
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strandquist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strandquist
      • Strandquist is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strandquist <2>
    • Big Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
  • Pembina County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham, with the one closest to Chatham listed first.
    • Bowesmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
      • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Pittsburgh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Joliette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
      • Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Drayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
      • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <2>
    • McArthur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Pembina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
      • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <2>
    • Glasston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Huron City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
      • Huron City is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Hamilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
    • Saint Thomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <2>
    • Bathgate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Walsh County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham, with the one closest to Chatham listed first.
    • Herrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Grafton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Chatham ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chatham, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chatham.

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 Chatham:

Cemeteries Near Chatham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chatham.

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Swanson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanson Cemetery
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
  • Two Rivers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Two Rivers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Two Rivers Cemetery
  • Union Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Liberty Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Red River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red River Cemetery
  • Tree Claim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tree Claim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tree Claim Cemetery
  • West Emmaus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Emmaus Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Jupiter Mission Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jupiter Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jupiter Mission Cemetery
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Jupiter Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jupiter Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jupiter Community Cemetery
    • Mandie Johnson Farm Burials
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mandie Johnson Farm Burials have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mandie Johnson Farm Burials
    • Johansson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johansson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johansson 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 Chatham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chatham.

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

  • Hallock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Hallock is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <2>
  • Kennedy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <2>
  • Mattson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
    • Mattson is located in Kittson County
  • Donaldson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Northcote
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcote
    • Northcote is located in Kittson County
  • Bowesmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
    • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Pittsburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
    • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Drayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <2>
  • Joliette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
    • Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Humboldt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Stephen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
    • Stephen is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <2>
  • Englund
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englund have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
    • Englund is located in Marshall County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Saint Vincent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
      • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Pembina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
      • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <2>
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)

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

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

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>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 from Point A (ie- Chatham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chatham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7153, Longitude: -96.9233       In this case, the coordinates for Chatham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Chatham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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