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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 Nashua (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 Nashua. 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 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 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.

Nashua is located in Wilkin 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 Wilkin County: Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Traverse, Cass (ND) & Richland (ND).

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

  • Wilkin County     (The home county of Nashua)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Campbell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Tenney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
      • Tenney is located in Wilkin County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
    • Childs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Childs is located in Wilkin County
    • Doran
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
      • Doran is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Foxhome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
      • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Breckenridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Melby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
      • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Evansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Wendell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Norcross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
      • Norcross is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Elbow Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Herman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Barrett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Ashby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <2>
    • Erdahl
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
    • Hoffman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Tail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Western
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
      • Western is located in Otter Tail County
    • Dalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fergus Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabeth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
    • Underwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
      • Underwood is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <2>
    • Rothsay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
      • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <2>
  • Stevens County
    • Donnelly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Tintah
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
      • Tintah is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Charlesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
      • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
    • Wheaton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <2>
    • Dumont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Collis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Collis is located in Traverse County
  • Richland County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <2>
    • Wahpeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
      • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <2>
    • Great Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
    • Dwight
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dwight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Hankinson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Roberts County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • White Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Rosholt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Nashua ...

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 Nashua.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nashua, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nashua.

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 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 Nashua:

Cemeteries Near Nashua ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nashua.

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

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

  • St. Galls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Galls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Galls Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Sigdal Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sigdal Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sigdal Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
  • Hereford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hereford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hereford Cemetery
  • Western Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Western Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Western Presbyterian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Sticklestad Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sticklestad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sticklestad Cemetery
    • Vukku Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vukku Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vukku Church Cemetery
    • Monson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monson 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.<5>

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

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

  • Tintah
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
    • Tintah is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Campbell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Tenney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
    • Tenney is located in Wilkin County
    • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
  • Wendell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Western
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
    • Western is located in Otter Tail County
  • Childs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Wilkin County
  • Norcross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
    • Norcross is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Doran
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
    • Doran is located in Wilkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • White Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Fairmount
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <2>
  • Everdell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everdell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
    • Everdell is located in Wilkin County
  • Elbow Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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    • Tyler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Herman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • French
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
      • French is located in Otter Tail County

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

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

The official website for Wilkin County: www.co.wilkin.mn.us/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nashua) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nashua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0376, Longitude: -96.3059       In this case, the coordinates for Nashua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Nashua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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