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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 Hubbard (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 Hubbard. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hubbard is located in Hubbard 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 Hubbard County: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater & Wadena.

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

  • Hubbard County     (The home county of Hubbard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
    • Park Rapids
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dorset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
    • Nevis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Akeley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeley
      • Akeley is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akeley <1>
    • Lake George
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <1>
    • Benedict
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
      • Benedict is located in Hubbard County
    • Laporte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
      • Laporte is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <1>
  • Becker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
    • Osage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Two Inlets
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
      • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
    • Ponsford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Pine Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
    • Evergreen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Becker County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
    • Backus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
      • Backus is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Backus <1>
    • Hackensack
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Hackensack is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <1>
    • Ah-gwah-ching
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ah-gwah-ching have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching
      • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass County
    • Ellis
      (26 miles [41.8 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Cass County
    • Walker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <1>
    • Pine River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chickamaw Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickamaw Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
      • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Clearwater County
    • Long Lost Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
      • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
  • Otter Tail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
    • Davies
      (21 miles [33.8 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
      • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Bluffton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Wadena
      (27 miles [43.5 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 <1>
    • New York Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wadena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hubbard, with the one closest to Hubbard listed first.
    • Menahga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sebeka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Nimrod
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Verndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Hubbard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hubbard.

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

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

  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shell City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Straight River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Straight River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Straight River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jim Cook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jim Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jim Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henrietta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrietta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henrietta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alajoki Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crandall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crandall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huntersville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Red Eye Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2> 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 in 1895, Hubbard had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Park Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Menahga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Osage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sebeka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Nimrod
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Davies
    (21 miles [33.8 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
  • Hackensack
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Hackensack is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <1>
  • Ellis
    (26 miles [41.8 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Cass County
  • New York Mills
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluffton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Wadena
    (27 miles [43.5 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 <1>
  • Pine River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hubbard ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hubbard.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hubbard:

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

The official website for Hubbard County: www.co.hubbard.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 Hubbard, 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- Hubbard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hubbard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8366, Longitude: -95.0103       In this case, the coordinates for Hubbard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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