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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 Kelliher (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 Kelliher. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Kelliher is located in Beltrami 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 Beltrami County: Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington & Roseau.

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

  • Beltrami County     (The home county of Kelliher)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelliher, with the one closest to Kelliher listed first.
    • Shooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
      • Shooks is located in Beltrami County
    • Funkley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
      • Funkley is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Saum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saum
      • Saum is located in Beltrami County
    • Shotley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotley
      • Shotley is located in Beltrami County
    • Langor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langor
      • Langor is located in Beltrami County
    • Quiring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiring
      • Quiring is located in Beltrami County
    • Waskish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Blackduck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nebish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebish
      • Nebish is located in Beltrami County
    • Redby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redby
      • Redby is located in Beltrami County
    • Tenstrike
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponemah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
      • Ponemah is located in Beltrami County
  • Itasca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelliher, with the one closest to Kelliher listed first.
    • Dora Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Lake
      • Dora Lake is located in Itasca County
    • Squaw Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Lake
      • Squaw Lake is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Squaw Lake <1>
    • Wirt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt
      • Wirt is located in Itasca County
    • Max
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Max have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Max is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <1>
  • Koochiching County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelliher, with the one closest to Kelliher listed first.
    • Northome
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northome
      • Northome is located in Koochiching County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northome <1>
    • Mizpah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mizpah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
      • Mizpah is located in Koochiching County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Gemmell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gemmell
      • Gemmell is located in Koochiching County
    • Margie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
      • Margie is located in Koochiching County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kelliher ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelliher.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Kelliher:

Cemeteries Near Kelliher ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelliher.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Cormant Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cormant Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cormant Twp. Cemetery
  • Oakum Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakum Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Foy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foy Cemetery
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mizpah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizpah Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Tolgen Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Capernaum Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capernaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capernaum Cemetery
  • Quiring Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quiring Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quiring Twp. Cemetery
  • Langor Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bergville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bergville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergville Cemetery
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell 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.<4>

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

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

The official website for Kelliher: www.kelliher.govoffice.com/

The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.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>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- Kelliher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelliher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9418, Longitude: -94.4486    
<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 Kelliher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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