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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 Rosewood (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 Rosewood. 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 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 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.

Rosewood 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 Rosewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosewood:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Rosewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
    • Viking
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
      • Viking is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Holt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Newfolden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfolden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Middle River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle River
      • Middle River is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle River <2>
    • Strandquist
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strandquist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Englund
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Argyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Espelie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
      • Espelie is located in Marshall County
    • Gatzke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatzke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatzke
      • Gatzke is located in Marshall County
  • Kittson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
    • Karlstad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlstad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Deerwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
  • Pennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
    • Thief River Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Saint Hilaire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hilaire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
      • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Goodridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
      • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Erie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Pennington County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
    • Euclid
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Shirley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Gentilly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
      • Gentilly is located in Polk County
  • Red Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
    • Dorothy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Red Lake Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Falls
      • Red Lake Falls is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake Falls <2>
    • Plummer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Brooks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Roseau County
    • Strathcona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strathcona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathcona
      • Strathcona is located in Roseau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people

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

Cemeteries Near Rosewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosewood.

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

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

  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rindal Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rindal Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rindal Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hegland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanstad Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanstad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanstad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bjorsness Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bjorsness Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bjorsness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Satersdal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satersdal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satersdal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Sandridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Viking Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viking Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viking Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sorenson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorenson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Rosewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosewood.

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

  • Viking
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Holt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Foldahl
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foldahl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foldahl
    • Foldahl is located in Marshall County
  • Angus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Euclid
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
  • Warren
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Englund
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Shirley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Argyle
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Tabor
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Tabor is located in Polk County
  • Gentilly
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County

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

Newspapers Published in Rosewood ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosewood, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosewood.

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 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 Rosewood:

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

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>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 Rosewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Rosewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1894, Longitude: -96.2903       In this case, the coordinates for Rosewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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