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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 Donnelly (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 Donnelly. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Donnelly is located in Stevens 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 Stevens County: Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Swift & Traverse.

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

  • Stevens County     (The home county of Donnelly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnelly, with the one closest to Donnelly listed first.
    • Alberta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chokio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chokio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokio
      • Chokio is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chokio <1>
    • Hancock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnelly, with the one closest to Donnelly listed first.
    • Johnson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Graceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <1>
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnelly, with the one closest to Donnelly listed first.
    • Kensington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Holmes City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Brandon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <1>
    • Evansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Melby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
      • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Garfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 <1>
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnelly, with the one closest to Donnelly listed first.
    • Herman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Hoffman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Norcross
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Barrett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Elbow Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Erdahl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
    • Wendell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ashby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnelly, with the one closest to Donnelly listed first.
    • Cyrus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
      • Cyrus is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <1>
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Farwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Lowry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <1>
    • Starbuck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Long Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Glenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Swift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnelly, with the one closest to Donnelly listed first.
    • Clontarf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
      • Clontarf is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <1>
    • Danvers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnelly, with the one closest to Donnelly listed first.
    • Dumont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Collis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Collis is located in Traverse County
    • Charlesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
      • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
    • Wheaton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 <1>
    • Tintah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
      • Tintah is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Wilkin County
    • Nashua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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

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

Newspapers Published in Donnelly ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donnelly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donnelly, 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 Donnelly.

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 Donnelly:

Cemeteries Near Donnelly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donnelly.

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

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

  • St. Theresia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresia Cemetery
  • Vinger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinger Cemetery
  • Lundberg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lundberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lundberg Cemetery
  • Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery
  • Pepperton Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pepperton Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pepperton Methodist Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Summit Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brennin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brennin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brennin Cemetery
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseville Cemetery
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
  • Continue List   (143 more) ...
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Kirkegaarden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkegaarden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkegaarden Cemetery
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandia 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Donnelly had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Donnelly had a population of 233 people.

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

  • Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Herman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Herman is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Chokio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chokio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokio
    • Chokio is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chokio <1>
  • Cyrus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
    • Cyrus is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <1>
  • Hoffman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Norcross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Hancock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kensington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Barrett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Farwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Dumont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thorsborg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorsborg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
      • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
    • Elbow Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Collis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Collis is located in Traverse County

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

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Donnelly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donnelly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6894, Longitude: -96.0141       In this case, the coordinates for Donnelly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Donnelly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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