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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 Flensburg (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 Flensburg. 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 and 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.

Flensburg is located in Morrison 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 Morrison County: Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Stearns & Todd.

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

  • Morrison County     (The home county of Flensburg)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flensburg, with the one closest to Flensburg listed first.
    • Rice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
    • Watab
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
    • Sauk Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cass County
    • Pillager
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
      • Pillager is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <2>
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flensburg, with the one closest to Flensburg listed first.
    • Fort Ripley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Baxter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
  • Douglas County
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flensburg, with the one closest to Flensburg listed first.
    • Holdingford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
      • Holdingford is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <2>
    • Opole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Opole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
      • Opole is located in Stearns County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Opole
      • From Flensburg to Opole
    • Saint Rosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
      • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Saint Anthony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
      • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Freeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
    • Saint Wendel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Stephen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
      • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
    • Albany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • New Munich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Munich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munich
      • New Munich is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Munich <2>
    • Sauk Centre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flensburg, with the one closest to Flensburg listed first.
    • Pillsbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pillsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pillsbury
      • From Flensburg to Pillsbury
    • Burtrum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grey Eagle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
      • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <2>
    • Browerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
      • Browerville is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Clarissa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
      • Clarissa is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <2>
    • Philbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
      • Philbrook is located in Todd County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Philbrook
      • From Flensburg to Philbrook
    • Clotho
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
      • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <2>
    • West Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Staples
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
      • Staples is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Flensburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flensburg.

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

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery East
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery East
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission Covenant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Covenant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twin Lakes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Lakes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stanislaus Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker - Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker - Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker - Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swanville St. Peter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanville St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanville St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Brook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ed Cash Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ed Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ed Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kay Burial Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kay Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kay Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Swedish Mission Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Mission Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. John Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John 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>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Flensburg ...

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 Flensburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flensburg, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flensburg.

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 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 Flensburg:

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

The official website for Morrison County: www.co.morrison.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>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 Flensburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Flensburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flensburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9543, Longitude: -94.5314    









 

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