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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 Luna (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 Luna. 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 doctors 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.

Luna is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Beltrami, Kittson, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, Grand Forks (ND), Pembina (ND) & Walsh (ND).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Luna)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Warren
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Argyle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Alvarado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Stephen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
      • Stephen is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <1>
    • Big Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
    • Oslo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <1>
    • Viking
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
      • Viking is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Englund
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englund. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
      • Englund is located in Marshall County
    • Newfolden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfolden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
      • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Strandquist
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strandquist have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strandquist
      • Strandquist is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strandquist <1>
    • Holt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Kittson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Donaldson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Deerwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
    • Karlstad
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlstad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlstad
      • Karlstad is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karlstad <1>
    • Kennedy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Halma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Pennington County
    • Thief River Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
      • Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Euclid
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • East Grand Forks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mallory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mallory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
      • Mallory is located in Polk County
    • Shirley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Polk County
  • Red Lake County
    • Dorothy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
      • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
  • Grand Forks County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Manvel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
    • Grand Forks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Pembina County (ND)
    • Drayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
  • Walsh County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luna, with the one closest to Luna listed first.
    • Warsaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Ardoch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
      • Ardoch is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <1>
    • Herrick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Minto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
      • Minto is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <1>
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Herriott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herriott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Grafton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Grafton is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Luna ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luna.

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

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

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Warren.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St.s Peter & Paul Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238897 <4>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCrea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCrea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCrea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alma Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alma Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alma Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alma Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alma Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alma Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Vega Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vega Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vega Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vega Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Swedish Evangelical Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Evangelical 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.<5>

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

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

  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Argyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tabor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Tabor is located in Polk County
  • Angus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Angus is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angus <1>
  • Foldahl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foldahl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foldahl
    • Foldahl is located in Marshall County
  • Stephen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
    • Stephen is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <1>
  • Big Woods
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
    • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
  • Viking
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Englund
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englund. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
    • Englund is located in Marshall County
  • Euclid
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
  • Manvel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
  • Donaldson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • East Grand Forks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ardoch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
      • Ardoch is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <1>
    • Grand Forks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Luna ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Luna.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Luna, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Luna.

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 helpful 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 Luna:

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

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>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 Luna, 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' (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- Luna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Luna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2536, Longitude: -96.7937       In this case, the coordinates for Luna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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