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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 Humboldt (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 Humboldt. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Humboldt is located in Kittson 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 Kittson County: Marshall, Roseau, Pembina (ND) & Walsh (ND).

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

  • Kittson County     (The home county of Humboldt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
    • Saint Vincent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
      • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Noyes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
      • Noyes is located in Kittson County
    • Hallock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Hallock is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <2>
    • Lancaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
    • Kennedy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <2>
    • Lake Bronson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Donaldson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Halma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halma
      • Halma is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halma <2>
  • Pembina County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
    • McArthur
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Pembina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
      • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <2>
    • Huron City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
      • Huron City is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Joliette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
      • Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Bowesmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
      • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Hamilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
    • Bathgate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pittsburgh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Glasston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Neche
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
      • Neche is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <2>
    • Drayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
      • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <2>
    • Cavalier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
      • Cavalier is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <2>
  • Walsh County (ND)

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

Newspapers Published in Humboldt ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Humboldt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Humboldt, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Humboldt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Humboldt:

Cemeteries Near Humboldt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Humboldt.

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

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

  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
  • Joe River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak View Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Catholic Cemetery
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Friedensthal Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Old Emerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emerson Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Emerson (MB).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerson Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bradley Grave Site
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pembina Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembina Cemetery
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Joliette Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The South Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ridgeville Cemetery
      • South Junction Our Lady of Assumption RC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Ridge Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 in 1895, Humboldt had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Humboldt had a population of 42 people.

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

  • Northcote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcote
    • Northcote is located in Kittson County
  • Saint Vincent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
    • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Pembina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
    • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <2>
  • Joliette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
    • Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Hallock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Hallock is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <2>
  • Bowesmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
    • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Mattson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
    • Mattson is located in Kittson County
  • Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
  • Bathgate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pittsburgh
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
    • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Glasston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennedy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <2>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Neche
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
      • Neche is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <2>
    • Cavalier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
      • Cavalier is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <2>
    • Drayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
      • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <2>

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

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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Humboldt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Humboldt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9215, Longitude: -97.0956    
<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 Humboldt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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