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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 Hillview (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 Hillview. 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.

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

  • Otter Tail County     (The home county of Hillview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
    • Davies
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
      • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • New York Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Perham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>
    • Wadena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Deer Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Leaf City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
    • Richville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <2>
    • Ottertail
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Dent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
      • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <2>
    • Vergas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
      • Vergas is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <2>
    • Henning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
      • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
  • Becker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
    • Wolf Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Evergreen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Osage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ponsford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford
      • Ponsford is located in Becker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponsford <2>
    • Pine Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
    • Frazee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Rochert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochert
      • Rochert is located in Becker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochert <2>
    • Two Inlets
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
      • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
    • Detroit Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Lakes
      • Detroit Lakes is located in Becker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit Lakes <2>
  • Cass County
    • Ellis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Cass County
  • Hubbard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
    • Park Rapids
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
    • Nevis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
      • Nevis is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevis <2>
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
    • Hewitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Wadena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
    • Menahga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
      • Menahga is located in Wadena County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <2>
    • Sebeka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Nimrod
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Verndale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aldrich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people

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

Cemeteries Near Hillview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillview.

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

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

  • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Eye Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paddock - Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paddock - Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hay Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Eye Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Eye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Eye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sebeka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebeka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebeka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mantyla Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mantyla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mantyla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alajoki Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alajoki Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alajoki Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...
    • Spruce Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Davies
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
  • Sebeka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Menahga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
    • Menahga is located in Wadena County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <2>
  • New York Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluffton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Perham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>
  • Hubbard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
    • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
  • Osage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wadena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Nimrod
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Luce
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
    • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
  • Park Rapids
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Deer Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Frazee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Ottertail
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Hillview ...

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 Hillview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillview, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillview.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hillview:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillview. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Hillview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6802, Longitude: -95.2578       In this case, the coordinates for Hillview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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