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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 Riverview Terrace (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 Riverview Terrace. 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 doctors and 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.

Riverview Terrace is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Clearwater, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake, Grand Forks (ND) & Traill (ND).

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Riverview Terrace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Terrace, with the one closest to Riverview Terrace listed first.
    • Crookston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gentilly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gentilly is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Shirley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Shirley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Fisher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fisher is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Melvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Melvin is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Euclid
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Euclid is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Dugdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dugdale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
    • Beltrami
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Beltrami is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Climax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Climax is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Mallory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mallory is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • Nielsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Nielsville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Mentor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Fertile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Norman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Terrace, with the one closest to Riverview Terrace listed first.
    • Shelly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelly is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Flaming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Flaming is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
    • Rindal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Halstad
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Gary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Terrace, with the one closest to Riverview Terrace listed first.
    • Saint Hilaire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Thief River Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Terrace, with the one closest to Riverview Terrace listed first.
    • Dorothy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Red Lake Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Plummer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Grand Forks County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Terrace, with the one closest to Riverview Terrace listed first.
    • Thompson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
    • Grand Forks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Reynolds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <1>
  • Traill County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Terrace, with the one closest to Riverview Terrace listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Buxton is located in Traill County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <1>
    • Cummings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Riverview Terrace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverview Terrace.

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 Riverview Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Andover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hafslo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hanna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Erickson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bardo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Huot Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fisher Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Crookston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Burwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Burwell is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
  • Hixon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hixon is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon
  • Gentilly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Shirley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Benoit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Benoit is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Freeman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeman is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Fisher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fisher is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Melvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Euclid
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Beltrami
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Dugdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mallory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mallory is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • Maple Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Bay is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
    • Nielsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Nielsville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people

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

Newspapers Published in Riverview Terrace ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverview Terrace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverview Terrace, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverview Terrace.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Riverview Terrace:

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