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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Mahkonce (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 Mahkonce. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Mahkonce is located in Mahnomen County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mahnomen County: Becker, Clearwater, Norman & Polk.

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

  • Mahnomen County     (The home county of Mahkonce)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahkonce, with the one closest to Mahkonce listed first.
    • Roy Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
    • Naytahwaush
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mahnomen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bejou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Waubun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Becker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahkonce, with the one closest to Mahkonce listed first.
    • Elbow Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
    • White Earth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogema
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogema is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Richwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Richwood is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Pine Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Ponsford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Two Inlets
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
    • Callaway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beltrami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahkonce, with the one closest to Mahkonce listed first.
    • Solway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Clearwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahkonce, with the one closest to Mahkonce listed first.
    • Rice Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Minerva
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Long Lost Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
      • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
    • Bagley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <1>
    • Shevlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Leonard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gonvick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hubbard County
  • Norman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahkonce, with the one closest to Mahkonce listed first.
    • Faith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Faith is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Rindal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Flom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Twin Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mahkonce, with the one closest to Mahkonce listed first.
    • Lengby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lengby is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Fosston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Winger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McIntosh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Erskine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gully
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gully is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mahkonce ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mahkonce.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mahkonce - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mahkonce covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Samuel Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Duane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • North Duane Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rice Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Holiness Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nora Twp. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Twp. Cemetery
      • The Nora Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Nora Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82896 <2>

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.<3>

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

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

  • Fosston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • White Earth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Winger
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Faith
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • McIntosh
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Olga
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Olga is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
  • Fossum
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fossum is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossum
  • Richwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Richwood is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Rindal
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Erskine
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mahkonce ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mahkonce.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mahkonce, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mahkonce.

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 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 Mahkonce:

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 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.
<3>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 Mahkonce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mahkonce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.