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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 Herman (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 Herman. 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 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.

Herman is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Douglas, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse & Wilkin.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Herman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • Norcross
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
      • Norcross is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Barrett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Elbow Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wendell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hoffman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Erdahl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
    • Ashby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Big Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • Johnson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Graceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
    • Barry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • Kensington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Evansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Melby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
      • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Holmes City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Brandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <2>
  • Otter Tail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • Western
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
      • Western is located in Otter Tail County
    • Dalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • Cyrus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
      • Cyrus is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <2>
    • Farwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Lowry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <2>
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • Donnelly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Alberta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Chokio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chokio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokio
      • Chokio is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chokio <2>
    • Morris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hancock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • Charlesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
      • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
    • Dumont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Tintah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
      • Tintah is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Collis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Collis is located in Traverse County
    • Wheaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <2>
  • Wilkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • Nashua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Tenney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
      • Tenney is located in Wilkin County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
    • Campbell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Childs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Childs is located in Wilkin County
    • Doran
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
      • Doran is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Richland County (ND)
    • Fairmount
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <2>
  • Roberts County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herman, with the one closest to Herman listed first.
    • White Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Rosholt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Herman ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herman.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Herman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Herman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Herman.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Herman.

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 Herman:

Cemeteries Near Herman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herman.

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

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

  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
  • Eden Reformed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Reformed Cemetery
  • Gorton Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorton Twp. Cemetery
  • Norcross Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norcross Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norcross Lutheran Cemetery
  • Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery
  • Lundberg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lundberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lundberg Cemetery
  • Vinger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinger Cemetery
  • Brennin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brennin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brennin Cemetery
  • Roseville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseville Cemetery
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
  • Continue List   (130 more) ...
    • Sigdal Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sigdal Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sigdal Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Theresia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresia Cemetery
    • Fridhem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fridhem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fridhem 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Herman had a population of 332 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Herman had a population of 445 people.

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

  • Norcross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
    • Norcross is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Donnelly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
    • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Barrett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Barrett is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Elbow Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Dumont is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Wendell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chokio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chokio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokio
    • Chokio is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chokio <2>
  • Hoffman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Thorsborg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorsborg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
    • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
  • Tintah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
    • Tintah is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Collis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
    • Collis is located in Traverse County
  • Johnson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wheaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <2>
    • Morris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Erdahl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County

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

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8102, Longitude: -96.1402       In this case, the coordinates for Herman 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 Herman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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