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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 Grygla (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 Grygla. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Grygla 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 Grygla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grygla:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Grygla)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grygla, with the one closest to Grygla listed first.
    • Espelie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
      • Espelie is located in Marshall County
    • Gatzke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatzke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatzke
      • Gatzke is located in Marshall County
    • Holt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Middle River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Beltrami County
    • Four Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Town
      • Four Town is located in Beltrami County
  • Pennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grygla, with the one closest to Grygla listed first.
    • Goodridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
      • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Erie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Pennington County
    • Thief River Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Roseau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grygla, with the one closest to Grygla listed first.
    • Wannaska
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wannaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannaska
      • Wannaska is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wannaska <2>
    • Strathcona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strathcona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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

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

Cemeteries Near Grygla ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grygla.

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

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

  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Espelle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Espelle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Espelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Saviours Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviours Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviours Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lundsted Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lundsted Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lundsted Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosindhall Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosindhall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosindhall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sundberg Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sundberg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sundberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moose River Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moose River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moose River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reiner Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reiner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Germantown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Randeen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randeen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randeen 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.<3>

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

  • Holt
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grygla ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grygla.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grygla. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grygla and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grygla.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Grygla.

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 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 Grygla:

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

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>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 Grygla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Grygla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grygla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3000, Longitude: -95.6245       In this case, the coordinates for Grygla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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