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Our Genealogy Helper

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 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.

Florian is located in Marshall County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may 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)
      • Englund is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
    • Strandquist
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Argyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stephen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Newfolden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Warren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Viking
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Viking is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Middle River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Holt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holt is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Big Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
    • Alvarado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alvarado is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Oslo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <1>
  • 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)
      • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Karlstad
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Halma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Donaldson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Kennedy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Bronson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mattson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattson is located in Kittson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
    • Hallock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lancaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pennington County
    • Thief River Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
      • Strathcona is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathcona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Greenbush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
      • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <1>
    • Pittsburgh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
    • Bowesmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
  • 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)
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
    • Warsaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Warsaw is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Florian - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Florian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foldahl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mamrelund Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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)
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • English Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alma Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<3>

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)
    • Englund is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
  • Foldahl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Foldahl is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foldahl
  • Argyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Donaldson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Pelan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pelan is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelan
  • Warren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Viking
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Kennedy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Holt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Big Woods
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
  • Angus
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mattson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattson is located in Kittson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
    • Drayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <1>
    • Tabor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabor is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor

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]<4>. 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 first visit 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 Florian:

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Florian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.