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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 Gonvick (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 Gonvick. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Gonvick is located in Clearwater 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 Clearwater County: Becker, Beltrami, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Pennington & Polk.

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

  • Clearwater County     (The home county of Gonvick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gonvick, with the one closest to Gonvick listed first.
    • Clearbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
      • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <2>
    • Leonard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
    • Bagley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <2>
    • Shevlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shevlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shevlin
      • Shevlin is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shevlin <2>
    • Rice Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Minerva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
  • Beltrami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gonvick, with the one closest to Gonvick listed first.
    • Debs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
      • Debs is located in Beltrami County
    • Little Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
    • Pinewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
    • Island Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
      • Island Lake is located in Beltrami County
    • Solway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Puposky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puposky
      • Puposky is located in Beltrami County
    • Wilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Redby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redby
      • Redby is located in Beltrami County
    • Nebish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebish
      • Nebish is located in Beltrami County
  • Mahnomen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gonvick, with the one closest to Gonvick listed first.
    • Roy Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
      • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
    • Bejou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bejou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bejou
      • Bejou is located in Mahnomen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bejou <2>
  • Pennington County
    • Erie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Pennington County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gonvick, with the one closest to Gonvick listed first.
    • Gully
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
      • Gully is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Trail
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Fosston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosston
      • Fosston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fosston <2>
    • Lengby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lengby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
      • Lengby is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • McIntosh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
    • Erskine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erskine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
      • Erskine is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erskine <2>
    • Winger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger
      • Winger is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winger <2>
    • Mentor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Mentor is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <2>
  • Red Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gonvick, with the one closest to Gonvick listed first.
    • Oklee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
      • Oklee is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklee <2>
    • Brooks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Plummer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gonvick ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gonvick.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gonvick. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gonvick and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gonvick.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Gonvick.

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 Gonvick:

Cemeteries Near Gonvick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gonvick.

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

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

  • Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
  • Augustana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augustana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augustana Cemetery
  • United Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Queen Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen Twp. Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Gully Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gully Cemetery
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
    • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic 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>

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

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

  • Olga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Olga is located in Polk County
  • Fosston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosston
    • Fosston is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fosston <2>
  • McIntosh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
  • Erskine
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erskine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
    • Erskine is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erskine <2>
  • Red Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Winger
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger
    • Winger is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winger <2>
  • Mentor
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Mentor is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <2>

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

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

The official website for Clearwater County: www.co.clearwater.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gonvick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gonvick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7391, Longitude: -95.5124       In this case, the coordinates for Gonvick 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 Gonvick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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