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

Neighboring Counties ...

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

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

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

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

Florian is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Beltrami, Kittson, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, Grand Forks (ND), Pembina (ND) & Walsh (ND).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Florian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florian, with the one closest to Florian listed first.
    • Englund
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englund. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
      • Englund is located in Marshall County
    • Strandquist
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strandquist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Argyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stephen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Newfolden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfolden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
      • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Warren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Viking
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
      • Viking is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Middle River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle River
      • Middle River is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle River <3>
    • Holt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Big Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
    • Alvarado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Oslo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <3>
  • Kittson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florian, with the one closest to Florian listed first.
    • Deerwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
    • Karlstad
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlstad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Halma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Donaldson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Kennedy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lake Bronson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mattson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
      • Mattson is located in Kittson County
    • Hallock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lancaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Pennington County
    • Thief River Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
      • Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <3>
  • Roseau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florian, with the one closest to Florian listed first.
    • Strathcona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strathcona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathcona
      • Strathcona is located in Roseau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Greenbush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Roseau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbush <3>
  • Pembina County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florian, with the one closest to Florian listed first.
    • Drayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>
    • Pittsburgh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Bowesmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
      • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Walsh County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Florian, with the one closest to Florian listed first.
    • Herrick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Warsaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Walsh County (ND)

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

Cemeteries Near Florian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Florian.

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

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

  • Assumption Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Florian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foldahl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foldahl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foldahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mamrelund Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamrelund Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mamrelund Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Covenant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lundeby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lundeby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lundeby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • English Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Deerwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alma Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alma Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alma Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Florian in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Florian.

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

  • Englund
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englund. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
    • Englund is located in Marshall County
  • Foldahl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foldahl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foldahl
    • Foldahl is located in Marshall County
  • Argyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Donaldson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Pelan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelan
    • Pelan is located in Kittson County
  • Warren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Viking
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Kennedy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Holt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Big Woods
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
    • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
  • Angus
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Angus is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angus <3>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mattson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
      • Mattson is located in Kittson County
    • Drayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>
    • Tabor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Polk County

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

Newspapers Published in Florian ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Florian.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Florian, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Florian.

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 helpful 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 Florian:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Florian, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Florian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Florian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4422, Longitude: -96.6281       In this case, the coordinates for Florian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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