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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 Erdahl (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 Erdahl. 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 hospitals 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.

Erdahl is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Douglas, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse & Wilkin.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Erdahl)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erdahl, with the one closest to Erdahl listed first.
    • Ashby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Barrett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Elbow Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hoffman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wendell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Herman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Norcross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erdahl, with the one closest to Erdahl listed first.
    • Evansville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Melby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Millerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Millerville is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Kensington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Garfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Holmes City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexandria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Carlos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
      • Carlos is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <2>
    • Miltona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Forada
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forada
      • Forada is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forada <2>
    • Nelson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Otter Tail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erdahl, with the one closest to Erdahl listed first.
    • Dalton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Urbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Battle Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Underwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Western
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
      • Western is located in Otter Tail County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Western
      • From Erdahl to Western
    • Clitherall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clitherall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitherall
      • Clitherall is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clitherall <2>
    • Nirvana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Vining
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fergus Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkers Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Amor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amor
      • From Erdahl to Amor
    • Henning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
      • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erdahl, with the one closest to Erdahl listed first.
    • Farwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Cyrus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Starbuck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erdahl, with the one closest to Erdahl listed first.
    • Donnelly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Morris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Alberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erdahl, with the one closest to Erdahl listed first.
    • Charlesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tintah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Wilkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erdahl, with the one closest to Erdahl listed first.
    • Nashua
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Campbell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Foxhome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Tenney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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

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

Cemeteries Near Erdahl ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erdahl.

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

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

  • Erdahi Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erdahi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erdahi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zionsborg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zionsborg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zionsborg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Christ Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Native American Burial Grounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Burial Grounds
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barrett Covenant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Covenant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mound Grove Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Grove Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Grove Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Native American Burial Grounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Burial Grounds
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pelican Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelican Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelican Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Pomme de Terre Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomme de Terre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomme de Terre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Erdahl had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Thorsborg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorsborg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
    • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
  • Barrett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Evansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Melby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
  • Elbow Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brandon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hoffman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dalton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Millerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Millerville is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Wendell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kensington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Garfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Holmes City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leaf Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
      • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County

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

Newspapers Published in Erdahl ...

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 Erdahl.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Erdahl, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Erdahl.

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 Erdahl:

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Erdahl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Erdahl) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erdahl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9919, Longitude: -95.8181    









 

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