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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 Henning (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 Henning. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Henning is located in Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Todd, Wadena & Wilkin.

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

  • Otter Tail County     (The home county of Henning)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
    • Leaf City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
    • Vining
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Nirvana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
    • Ottertail
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
      • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <2>
    • Clitherall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clitherall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitherall
      • Clitherall is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clitherall <2>
    • Parkers Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New York Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Battle Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bluffton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Urbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Amor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
  • Becker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
    • Evergreen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Frazee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
      • Frazee is located in Becker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <2>
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
    • Millerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Millerville is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Miltona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
      • Miltona is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <2>
    • Rose City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Douglas County
    • Melby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
      • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Evansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Carlos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
      • Carlos is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <2>
    • Belle River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Belle River is located in Douglas County
    • Garfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <2>
    • Alexandria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
    • Ashby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <2>
    • Erdahl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
    • Hewitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Hewitt is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Bertha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <2>
    • Eagle Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
      • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <2>
    • Clarissa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
      • Clarissa is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <2>
    • Clotho
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
    • Staples
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
      • Staples is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <2>
  • Wadena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
    • Verndale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Aldrich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Sebeka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
      • Sebeka is located in Wadena County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Henning ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henning.

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

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

  • United Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henning Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henning Ttwp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henning Ttwp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henning Ttwp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwegian Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Inman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leaf Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaf Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaf Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leaf Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaf Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaf Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leaf Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaf Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaf Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Girard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Folden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Folden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Church 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Henning had a population of 254 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Henning had a population of 806 people.

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

  • Vining
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Ottertail
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
    • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <2>
  • Clitherall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clitherall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitherall
    • Clitherall is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clitherall <2>
  • Parkers Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wrightstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
    • Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
  • Battle Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New York Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bluffton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Amor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
  • Hewitt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Wadena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Millerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Millerville is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Leaf Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
      • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Bertha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Henning ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henning.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Henning. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Henning and those printed in the larger area surrounding Henning.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Henning.

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 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 Henning:

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

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.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 Henning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henning) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3233, Longitude: -95.4423       In this case, the coordinates for Henning have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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