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 Richwood (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 Richwood. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Richwood is located in Becker 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 Becker County: Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail & Wadena.

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

• Becker County     (The home county of Richwood)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richwood, with the one closest to Richwood listed first.
  • Callaway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
    • Callaway is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <2>
  • White Earth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
    • White Earth is located in Becker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <2>
  • Ogema
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogema have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
    • Ogema is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Rochert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochert
    • Rochert is located in Becker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochert <2>
  • Audubon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
    • Audubon is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <2>
  • Detroit Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Lakes
    • Detroit Lakes is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit Lakes <2>
  • Lake Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
    • Lake Park is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <2>
  • Elbow Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
    • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
  • Bucks Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucks Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
    • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
  • Frazee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
    • Frazee is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <2>
  • Pine Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Pine Point is located in Becker County
  • Cormorant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
    • Cormorant is located in Becker County
• Clay County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richwood, with the one closest to Richwood listed first.
  • Hitterdal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitterdal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
    • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Ulen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
    • Ulen is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulen <2>
  • Hawley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <2>
  • Rollag
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
    • Rollag is located in Clay County
  • Muskoda
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muskoda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
    • Muskoda is located in Clay County
• Clearwater County
  • Long Lost Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
    • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
• Mahnomen County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richwood, with the one closest to Richwood listed first.
  • Waubun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waubun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
    • Waubun is located in Mahnomen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waubun <2>
  • Naytahwaush
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naytahwaush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naytahwaush
    • Naytahwaush is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naytahwaush <2>
  • Mahnomen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahnomen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahnomen
    • Mahnomen is located in Mahnomen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahnomen <2>
  • Roy Lake
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
    • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
• Norman County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richwood, with the one closest to Richwood listed first.
  • Flom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flom
    • Flom is located in Norman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flom <2>
  • Faith
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Faith is located in Norman County
  • Twin Valley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
• Otter Tail County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Richwood, with the one closest to Richwood listed first.
  • Vergas
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
    • Vergas is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <2>
  • Perham
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>
  • Dent
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <2>
  • Pelican Rapids
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Rapids
    • Pelican Rapids is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican Rapids <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Richwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richwood.

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

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

• Buffalo Lake Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Lake Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lund Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lund Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lund Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Holmesville Twp. Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmesville Twp. Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmesville Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Richwood Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Upsala Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upsala Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upsala Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bakke Lutheran Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakke Lutheran Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakke Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Aura Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aura Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Egelund Lutheran Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egelund Lutheran Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egelund Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Calvary Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Strawberry Lake Mennonite Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawberry Lake Mennonite Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawberry Lake Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Saron Lutheran Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Lutheran Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Columbia Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbia Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • The St. Columbia Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Columba's Episcopal Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377421 <4>
  • Larson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82713 <4>

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 Richwood had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

• White Earth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
  • White Earth is located in Becker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <2>
• Audubon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Audubon is located in Becker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <2>
• Lake Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Lake Park is located in Becker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <2>
• Bucks Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucks Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
  • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
• Frazee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Frazee is located in Becker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <2>
• Winnipeg Junction
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnipeg Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg Junction
  • Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County
• Cormorant
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
  • Cormorant is located in Becker County
• Hitterdal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitterdal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
  • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Ulen
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Ulen is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulen <2>
• Luce
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
  • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
• Hawley
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <2>
• Fossum
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fossum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossum
  • Fossum is located in Norman County
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  • Syre
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre
    • Syre is located in Norman County
  • Rollag
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
    • Rollag is located in Clay County
  • Faith
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Faith is located in Norman County

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

Newspapers Published in Richwood ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richwood, 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 Richwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Richwood:

• Websites specific to Minnesota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Pages specific to Becker County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Clay County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Clearwater County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mahnomen County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Norman County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Otter Tail County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Becker County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Becker County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Becker County: www.co.becker.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/