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 Hadler (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 Hadler. 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 and hospitals 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.
Hadler is located in Norman 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 Norman County: Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Polk, Cass (ND) & Traill (ND).
Below are the counties that are near Hadler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hadler:
- Norman County (The home county of Hadler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadler, with the one closest to Hadler listed first.
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ada is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
- Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <2>
- Flaming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flaming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
- Flaming is located in Norman County
- Borup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Halstad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
- Halstad is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstad <2>
- Shelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Shelly is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Twin Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Hendrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Hendrum is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Perley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Perley is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Rindal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rindal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Rindal is located in Norman County
- Faith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Flom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadler, with the one closest to Hadler listed first.
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ulen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Ulen is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulen <2>
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Kragnes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Hitterdal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitterdal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
- Hitterdal is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Mahnomen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadler, with the one closest to Hadler listed first.
- Bejou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Mahnomen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahnomen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahnomen
- Mahnomen is located in Mahnomen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahnomen <2>
- Waubun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waubun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
- Waubun is located in Mahnomen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waubun <2>
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadler, with the one closest to Hadler listed first.
- Beltrami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beltrami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Fertile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nielsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Melvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Climax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Dugdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
- Dugdale is located in Polk County
- Crookston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Gentilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Mentor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Cass County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadler, with the one closest to Hadler listed first.
- Gardner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Cass County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
- Argusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Argusville is located in Cass County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Traill County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hadler, with the one closest to Hadler listed first.
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grandin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Grandin is located in Traill County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandin <2>
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Traill County (ND)
- Kelso
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in Traill County (ND)
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Traill County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Cummings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Buxton is located in Traill County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hadler, see our County-by-County Page for Hadler.
Cemeteries Near Hadler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hadler.
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 Hadler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hadler, with the one closest to Hadler listed first.
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- German Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Petri Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petri Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petri Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ada Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Marsh River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Marsh River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Marsh River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Petri - East Marsh River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Petri - East Marsh River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Petri - East Marsh River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Luchau Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luchau Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luchau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Skandinavia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skandinavia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skandinavia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Wild Rice Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Wild Rice Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Wild Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hadler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hadler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hadler, with the one closest to Hadler listed first.
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ada is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
- Lockhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Lockhart is located in Norman County
- Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <2>
- Beltrami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beltrami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Heiberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heiberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiberg
- Heiberg is located in Norman County
- Halstad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
- Halstad is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstad <2>
- Hendrum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Hendrum is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Twin Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Fertile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nielsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Perley is located in Norman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Syre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre
- Syre is located in Norman County
- Melvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Fossum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fossum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossum
- Fossum is located in Norman County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hadler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hadler.
Newspapers Published in Hadler ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hadler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hadler, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hadler.
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 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 Hadler:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Norman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Mahnomen County
- Polk County
- Cass County
- Traill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hadler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Norman County: www.co.norman.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> | 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. |
<4> | 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 Hadler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Hadler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hadler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3686, Longitude: -96.5353 In this case, the coordinates for Hadler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |