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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 Greenwald (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 Greenwald. 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 and doctors 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.

Greenwald is located in Stearns 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 Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.

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

  • Stearns County     (The home county of Greenwald)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwald, with the one closest to Greenwald listed first.
    • Meire Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • New Munich
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Melrose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Elrosa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sauk Centre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Henry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Saint Rosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Saint Martin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belgrade
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Albany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Anthony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwald, with the one closest to Greenwald listed first.
    • Osakis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Forada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nelson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Kandiyohi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwald, with the one closest to Greenwald listed first.
    • Regal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Hawick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
    • New London
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Spicer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <1>
    • Sunburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Meeker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwald, with the one closest to Greenwald listed first.
    • Eden Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manannah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Manannah is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
    • Watkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwald, with the one closest to Greenwald listed first.
    • Upsala
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Swanville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowlus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Sobieski
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Flensburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwald, with the one closest to Greenwald listed first.
    • Grove Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
    • Westport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Westport is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Sedan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sedan is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Villard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Long Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Swift County
    • Swift Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwald, with the one closest to Greenwald listed first.
    • Grey Eagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • West Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Burtrum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pillsbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Long Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clotho
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho

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

Cemeteries Near Greenwald ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwald.

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 Greenwald - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenwald covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Melrose.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83432 <2>
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Millwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Anthony Padua Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Greenwald in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenwald.

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

  • Meire Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Spring Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • New Munich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Melrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Sauk Centre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Martin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belgrade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Georgeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Spaulding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Spaulding is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
  • Farming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Farming is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Albany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brooten
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooten is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Grove Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake

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

Newspapers Published in Greenwald ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwald.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwald, 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 Greenwald.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Greenwald:

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 Greenwald, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.